Who Scores Your Soundtrack of Life?
“I can show you, that when it starts to rain, everything’s the same, I can show you” The Beatles By Richard Cirulli It’s fair to say that our life is the song we sing, though we need to ask ourselves
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By Richard Cirulli
How We Can All Live a Meaningful Life Without Going to the Gym
“There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point? The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we
Read moreWill the New Normal Make Us All Existentialists?
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself” — Jean Paul Sartre By Richard Cirulli For us to better navigate our attempts to find meaning in our lives, we may want to consider our lives in perspective of
Read moreAll Trusts Are Not Created Equal
Dear Mr. Di Costanzo: Does my trust protect my assets if I need to go into a nursing home? Be careful! People often refer to a trust as a one-size-fits-all vehicle, yet there are many different types of trusts serving
Read moreMaking Sure Life Isn’t Like a Pit Bull
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson By Richard Cirulli We can all agree we often find ourselves perplexed when we feel challenged by the gauntlet of life’s trials and tribulations. At
Read moreIt’s Best to Think of Daydreaming as Theater of the Mind
By Richard Cirulli “And you can be sure that if you’re feeling right A daydream will last long into the night Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears Or you may be daydreaming for a thousand years” –John
Read moreHaving a Hearty Laugh Until it Hurts – at Your Expense
“Laugh, laugh, I thought I’d die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught how it feels to be Lonely, or so lonely” –Beau Brummels By Richard Cirulli Few may be able to recall
Read moreAnger: Our Self-Inflicted Fury of Revenge
By Richard Cirulli “We have to count the letters of the alphabet and gather ourselves before we say something we regret.” –Athenodorus In this month’s column, I will address the topic of anger; a state of mind which we all
Read moreButwhatifits: Who Drives Your Chariot?
By Richard Cirulli “I have always had the ability to attach my demons to my chariot.” Ingmar Bergman Butwhatifits. It’s slang for the feeling one gets that despite all the planning and accomplishments, you come to realize you got
Read moreFinding Ways to Overcome Being Shortchanged in the Lottery of Life
By Richard Cirulli It is fair to say that life is a lottery, with our birth being the first drawing, rendering us little choice of our looks, intelligence, social status and health. These are only the visible sides of our
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