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The Intention of Noticing

The Intention of Noticing August 8, 2024 Reid Auger I remember when I first started fly fishing: I would show up to the water, look through my fly boxes (yes…plural), and stumble through all of the choices for what to tie on. I’d inevitably make a random decision, tie it up, and hope for the

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Limitations Guide Growth

Limitations Guide Growth July 25, 2024 Reid Auger Last year was a good one for fishing. It brought more opportunities for trips for some reason, perhaps commitment. Whatever it was, one trip in particular provided me an epiphany. It was a three day camping trip in late August with my much younger fishing buddy, Ed.

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Perpetual State of Wonder

Perpetual State of Wonder July 18, 2024 Ed Beck It has been beaten out of me. And I assume it has been beaten out of you too. That childhood sense of wonder. Recognizing this fact in my own life, I decided to go to the source of wonder: the wide-eyed toddler. Over the past year,

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The Funny Guy

The Funny Guy April 15, 2024 Reid Auger The memories of family time together while growing up come with great fondness. I don’t have a huge extended family. In fact I always joke that in comparison to my mid-western wife’s family, you could count the members of my entire family on two hands. Not quite,

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The Learning Pit

The Learning Pit March 18, 2024 Reid Auger If it were easy, frustration wouldn’t exist. Without frustration, how would we ever learn anything? In Education, where I have spent the last 25 years teaching middle and high schoolers, there is this thing called “The Learning Pit.” In a classroom full of young learners, good teachers

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