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Stuart Sheldon
Jul 8, 20142 min read
Not a Touching Story
The little girl kept doing it … marching straight to the front, skipping everyone in line and going down the water slide. After the 3rd...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jun 18, 20143 min read
Back, Sack or Crack?
A gorgeous, recently divorced, friend of mine told me, “I’ve been off the market for ten years. Back when I was dating, it seemed that...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jun 11, 20143 min read
What Do You Hide From Your Kids?
“Did you ever get divorced?” 6-yo Kai recently asked my wife, as we three sat on the couch munching white-cheddar popcorn. “No, that was...
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Stuart Sheldon
May 29, 20143 min read
Are You Needed?
Dusk Falls on Dan’s Delicious, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 48″, 2002, Stuart Sheldon Helplessness happens. We are born completely powerless...
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Stuart Sheldon
May 14, 20143 min read
Are Your Nipples Magic?
“Daddy, do babies have tiny nipples?” my 4-yo, Bodhi, asked me, lounging in a fresh pair of PJs. “Yes,” I answered from the couch,...
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Stuart Sheldon
May 8, 20143 min read
Did Your Parents Make Your Soul at Conception?
Do your parents construct your soul at that climactic moment? Or does it pre-exist, only to be reactivated in that surge of...
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Stuart Sheldon
Apr 30, 20143 min read
Speak To Me In Your Dreams, I Am Listening
Goodbye Old Friend, 20″X23″ Acrylic, paper, antique book pages and cardboard on panel with original poetry, 2005, Stuart Sheldon “Speak...
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Stuart Sheldon
Apr 23, 20143 min read
Steal Your Inspiration
Inspiration arrives when she damn well pleases, and when she does show her elusive face, you grab her by both cheeks and French kiss that...
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Stuart Sheldon
Apr 8, 20142 min read
NO … You DIDN’T
Last week, my 6 yr-old frolicked in a large pool with a couple 9-yr old girls he befriended at a family resort we hit with my mother,...
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Stuart Sheldon
Mar 26, 20143 min read
Eating Carrots With Allen Ginsberg
I once sat under a large sycamore tree with the poet Allen Ginsberg and a small cluster of his students. He was thick around the middle...
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Stuart Sheldon
Mar 12, 20143 min read
When No One is Looking
The small acts of service nobody sees define your character. When someone gets a “good feeling” about you, this selflessness is one of...
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Stuart Sheldon
Mar 6, 20143 min read
Let It Go
My wife does not hold onto anger or disappointment. It is one of the steel rods that form her character. Had she held grudges, our...
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Stuart Sheldon
Feb 27, 20142 min read
Short Sweet and Utterly Complete
“A mop went to a party. But he was shy, so he just went home and cleaned up the house.” My wide-eyed 6-yr-old shared this with me a few...
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Stuart Sheldon
Feb 12, 20142 min read
How To Avoid Regret
As a palliative care nurse, Bronnie Ware, spent time at the bedsides of patients who went home to die. In the last days of their existenc...
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Stuart Sheldon
Feb 5, 20143 min read
Have One Friend Twice Your Age and One Half Your Age
There’s an old adage that you should have one friend twice your age and one friend half your age. Actually, I just made that up. But it’s...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jan 29, 20142 min read
What’s The One Thing You Really Want To Do Well … But Cannot?
What’s the thing you wish deeply to do well, but just can’t nail? When not dreaming of flying like Peter Pan, I dream of surfing. Not...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jan 23, 20143 min read
How To Give and Receive Worthwhile Feedback
“You’re amazing. I loved it. Wouldn’t change a thing!” Unless you’re talking to Stevie Wonder, this is not legitimate feedback. It’s...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jan 1, 20142 min read
Is 13 Unlucky?
“Why is there no 13th floor on that building?” my 5-yr-old son asked, his head tilted back. Sure enough, spray-painted on the side of the...
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Stuart Sheldon
Dec 25, 20132 min read
Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
“Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.” John Wayne. As we crest a new year, it would do us all good to acknowledge we have...
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Stuart Sheldon
Dec 18, 20133 min read
I Have Created Life But Never Taken It – PART 2
“Hey, douchebag. There was a lot happening between Vietnam and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. Plenty of chances to...
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