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Reflections, conversations, and explorations on the journey toward wholeness.

What Matters—and What Gets in the Way?

By J. Richard Schultz

Published on: 07/10/2026

We can know what matters deeply to us and still struggle to live it. Explore how beliefs, shadow and protective patterns can become entangled with our values—and what it means to free what matters.

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The Power of Vision: Creating a Life of Purpose, Possibility and Contribution

Richard Schultz

Published on: 10/08/2018

A reflection on vision, purpose, calling, and legacy, inviting you to align your gifts with a meaningful contribution and a life worth celebrating.

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