From Choices: Don’t Go At It Alone
I get it. It’s the stressors in life. It’s the little crazy details that keep us thinking. Or better yet, this is what keeps us awake. Am I right?One thought leads to two and then two to four, four to sixteen and then sixteen to oblivion.Next thing we know; there we...
read moreAnd So It Goes
And so it goes . . . We’ve been here before. We’ve been through tough times. We’ve seen harder days and better ones too. But hey, this is life and there are no guarantees. The second show is never the same as the first but then again, you only get one shot. So, there...
read moreThe Anxiety Trip
It all starts from a trickle, like a droplet from a faucet. It’s an idea that begins at the size of a grain of sand. And then it grows. It’s a thought based condition. The droplet becomes an open flood-gate. It’s an idea that grows and takes shape. Thoughts take form...
read moreFacing the Isms
What I am about to share with you comes from a personal perspective. And I agree; opinions are subjective. Perhaps life is subjective as well. However, our differences do not have to mean that we have to fight or argue.Deep down, I do believe that we all want the good...
read moreFix Your Grin
In short, we have to allow for changes. We have to understand that not everything will go as planned and, in fact, not all plans will account for every obstacle. There will be miscalculations. There will be setbacks. There will be the unexpectedness of natural events....
read moreFrom Inside the Classroom: Finding the Value of One
I wonder now.Where was I on this day back in 1988? I wonder, for example, the math that went into deciding my turns or predicting my future. I say this because if at all, if we are anything; we are most certainly an outcome. And now as I approach you with this...
read moreThe Social Fit
Years ago, it seemed to be that there was a group of people who decided the standards of cool or pretty. I don’t know why this is. I don’t know who gets to decide what is fashionable and what isn’t.Years ago, there was the popular side of the lunchroom. There was the...
read moreSide With What’s Right
I was never much for sports, which is not to say that I did not enjoy the idea of playing or have the urge to have fun. However, there is a saying that comes to mind. This saying was something that I heard at a young age and while I am no longer young, I still wonder...
read moreSunday Morning Motivation: A Vision Statement
There are words like “if” or “when.” And I hear them spoken in ways like “When” or,“If only”If this is something that you can understand; or if “when” has become the determining factor of what you do; or if the word “if” and “when” determine how you’ll succeed; or, if...
read moreThe Farm . . .
I like to think about this.There was a dirt road that led out from in front of the house, past the barn, and down to the main road, which was long as ever, mainly empty, and always quiet. I had never seen places like this before. I suppose a part of me never knew...
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