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Our Cause When we live our lives based on a specific cause, then our behaviors show others our beliefs, tenets and convictions. As one author says, “The most persuasive witness is the way one lives, not the words one speaks.” The topic of one’s cause in life was recently discussed in the last Macek Maverick…

Role Models My parents were both very conscientious about training my siblings and me in all things that mattered to them. They instilled in us the importance of respecting others, even if you didn’t like them. They also inspired us to love and obey God which meant going to church on Sunday without questions, comments,…

Learning Presently, I am reading Hillbilly Elegy, A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. The author and I have something in common. We both grew up with adverse childhood experiences, and our childhood trauma left its mark on us.  Mr. Vance uses the term “learned helplessness,” to describe something he…

Shedding  Spring has sprung and there are several tall tale signs indicating this seasonal shift. One particularly interesting sign of spring is shed hunting.  The male species of the Cervidae family, also known as deer, elk and moose, shed their antlers in the late winter months. When the snow melts, shed hunting begins. Those who…