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Three Things I Hope My Children Learn From Track

April 8, 2014 By Jeff Turner 3 Comments

I’m sure there are many things my children will learn from their track and field experience, but here are the three that kept running through my brain over the weekend.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: children, lessons, life

Collecting My Thoughts After A Weekend Of Watching Children Race

April 7, 2014 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

I spent 18 hours at an invitational track meet this weekend. Most of my children’s races lasted less than 70 seconds. That gives a guy a lot of time to think.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: effort, learning, life

Happy Thanksgiving 2013

November 28, 2013 By Jeff Turner 1 Comment

I have a personal Thanksgiving tradition. Every year, I set my alarm to get up early so I can watch the sunrise on Thanksgiving morning. It’s my way of making sure I start the day by being quiet and thankful for the simple joy of another morning.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: life, thanks, thanksgiving

Energy Creates Energy

October 2, 2013 By Jeff Turner Leave a Comment

Sarah Bernhardt once said, “Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.” And creativity spawns creativity. We are in what some are calling a “creativity crisis.” One of the best talks I’ve heard around this topic was a TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson, “How Schools Kill Creativity.” […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: creativity, energy, life, values

Values Are Illuminated By Crisis: Remembering A 9/11 Hero

September 11, 2013 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

I don’t often cry openly on an airplane in front of strangers. On a December 12, 2006 JetBlue flight to New York, I did.  That day, on the History Channel, I came face to face with a man who walked the talk of his stated values and lived them so clearly that it brought me to […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Values Tagged With: 911, life, values

Why I Am Smiling Tonight

February 26, 2013 By Jeff Turner 13 Comments

I didn’t go looking for Respres.com. It found me.  A random link to the “about” page of Respres.com showed up in my Feedly stream as part of a search result designed to find instances when photos from my Flickr account are used outside of Flickr. I navigated to the page and found that Respres.com was, […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: life, social media

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