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The Sun Is New Each Day

Maybe optimism is the lesson that Emma is teaching me each bubbly morning. “Hey dad, I know you are happy to be awake and playing with me,” she seems to say. And some mornings it takes me longer to get the message, but before long I am. Emma wakes up each morning laughing and smiling […]

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Dare to Climb the Peak

Some of my former seventh graders are now on their way to college. It is exciting for me to think of my time as a teacher as part of the cycle of life — as part of the fabric of someone’s education. I was talking with one of these people just before she left for […]

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Emma’s Birth

EQ Reflection: Emma’s Birth May 18, 1999 In the last 12 days since Emma Rose Freedman was born, I’ve had a million ideas for an EQ News… but from before 12 days ago, I remember that it was somewhat annoying for others to listen to parents dote on their magnificent children… and I’ve been a […]

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State of the World

EQ Reflection: State of the World Jan 30, 1999 I am writing you from Monterrey, Mexico where I am attending the State of the World Forum for Emerging Leaders; I want to share some of the energy and joy of this event. There are about 700 young leaders here, university students and recent graduates who […]

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