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Read more about the article Resolution update: February 2019

Resolution update: February 2019

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 1, 2019
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Each month I review the progress of my yearly goals and report on that progress as a means of holding myself accountable.Here are the results for February. __________________________________PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t…

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Surprised about my relentless opposition to Trump? Why?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 28, 2019
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I’m shocked when someone doesn’t understand my relentless, unwavering opposition to Donald Trump.Why not give the man a chance? Why spend your precious time writing about him and to him…

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Dumb geographical luck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 27, 2019
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I often think how defining geography can be to a person.Last week Elysha and I brought the kids to Boston to visit the Children’s Museum. We ate lunch, visited every…

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I don’t remember what I see.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 26, 2019
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While teaching storytelling at Yale New Haven Hospital last night, I was trying to explain to someone about how I am a strong auditory learner and an exceptionally weak visual…

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Speak Up Storytelling #38: Lauren Doninger

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 25, 2019
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On episode #38 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling.In our followup segment, we talk about upcoming shows and workshops and offer a shout-out to…

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New employment opportunity involves contracting malaria

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 24, 2019
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Elysha is opposed to me taking on any new jobs, and I certainly understand her feelings. Between teaching, writing, storytelling, consulting, ministering, standup, coaching, and the occasional DJ gig, I…

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Wake up call

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 23, 2019
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Elysha left a glass of water on the headboard of our bed. Around 4:00 in the morning, the cat knocked it off the headboard. Somehow the glass landed on the…

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Great news, greater advice, and a cage

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2019
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Today I offer you a bit of followup on previous posts.First, and I think most important, is a comment that my friend, John, left on my blog yesterday. I met…

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Read more about the article My version of self care might seem despicable and disgraceful, but I disagree.

My version of self care might seem despicable and disgraceful, but I disagree.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 21, 2019
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As snow was falling last week and the roads were getting white and slick, I stepped out of my car and into the gym for a work out. The gym…

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Do you know who Madame CJ Walker is?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 20, 2019
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Madame CJ Walker is credited as the first woman in America to become a self-made millionaire. Unlike the President, who started his career with tens of millions of dollars of…

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