Barton Goldsmith
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- Aug 5, 2026
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The small choices that make us better people (opens the original)
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Recently, my almost-a-daughter took me to see Sting for my birthday. I’m glad I helped raise a child with good musical taste. Unbeknownst to me, her mother — my ex — was at the concert, too. Our relationship didn’t end badly, so we’ve remained friends, and it was good to see her in her element: grandmother, mother, and “therapist,” all at once. We had a good talk. This is someone who could still be upset with me. I ended our relationship twenty years ago. Many people would hold a grudge. Not “Bu
Don’t let heartbreak become a pattern (opens the original)
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Every now and then, we may unknowingly allow someone into our lives who doesn’t have the best of intentions. They may put on a good act for a very long time. But once they’ve gotten what they want, even if it means stepping on you to get there, they will take it and leave you behind in the dust. If this has happened to you, please accept my sympathy. Experiences like these can change us, sometimes forever. But they don’t have to define us. There is always a way forward. Once you’ve given yoursel
The art of keeping life’s little problems in perspective (opens the original)
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It was only six months old, and now it needs a full refurb because of a hardware issue. Luckily, I’d held onto my old workhorse, so I still had a functioning machine while the new one went into the shop. I was frustrated, of course. Then I got home, turned on the news and remembered that a broken computer is a problem, not a crisis. With everything going on in the world, I wasn’t about to let a broken computer make me crazy. That didn’t stop me from waking up half-obsessed with getting my data b
Your best life starts with better questions (opens the original)
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The questions you ask yourself often shape the way you think, the choices you make and the life you create. Learning to ask better questions isn’t always easy, but it can be one of the simplest ways to gain clarity and move forward. Here are a few questions to get you started. What did you used to like to do? Revisiting things that you did as a child or as a teenager can help you feel inspired, strengthen your brain, and may even relieve depression and anxiety. If you played a little guitar back
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