Level Up!
This isn’t a new idea, but here’s a fresh angle to consider. Sure, you can approach tomorrow the same as today, next month the same as this one and next year, well, you get the idea. Then again, you can choose to continually “level up” and ultimately reach a higher level. Is the extra focus […]
According to Plan
How did 2018 work out for you? Did everything go according to plan? If your answer is “Yes”, please share how you did it with the rest of us! If the answer is “Not Exactly”, well, join the rest of us. Does this somewhat obvious reality mean we don’t need or shouldn’t bother with making […]
Always Something…
As 2018 draws to a close, there’s plenty of drama swirling around us. A government shutdown, partial or otherwise, isn’t a good thing. Neither is a polarized government that used to meet “in the middle” for our collective benefit. Stock market roller coaster rides add to the stomach-churning sensations. It’s Always Something…. It’s easy to […]
Freedom’s Greetings
Depending upon your faith or your personal beliefs, this time of year is filled with different variations of Season’s Greetings. The phrase itself has taken on a rather generic meaning. Not so for the 60,000 hardy souls who braved cold temperatures and driving rain to place more than a quarter million fresh wreaths on every […]
Friction
He peddled the old 3-speed bike up the hill, as he’d done so many times before. But this time was harder, much harder. The hill hadn’t changed, but something seemed different this time. Upward progress was so slow, that the bike seemed to pause in space between grinding pumps of the pedal. “If only I […]
Higher Calling
Do you have an uplifting place, one that gets you in touch with your potential? It may be a physical, or metaphysical, space that calls up your inner force. That inner force inspires you to see more, to be more and to listen to a higher calling. I’m not tying this energy to a religious […]
Grow Your Own
I could be referring to organic vegetables, or whatever else your imagination conjures up, but I’m not. I’m referring to the uniquely personal responsibility to Grow Your Own Future. Your future doesn’t come in a paint by numbers kit and it isn’t pre-ordained. Your future depends upon the decisions you make, more than any of […]
Leap Day
I hope that you enjoyed Labor Day 2018. This national holiday dates back to 1894 and was a “a creation of the Labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers” according to our US Department of Labor. For many it has come to mark the end of summer and […]
Destiny’s Choice?
A Great American passed away on August 25th, but Senator John McCain left behind life lessons for all of us. Following is one of them that resonates with me: “I DON’T BELIEVE IN DESTINY. WE ARE NOT BORN TO BECOME ONE THING OR ANOTHER, left to follow helplessly a course that was charted for us […]
When Opportunity Knocks…
When opportunity knocks, do you answer? The tap at the door isn’t always loud, but it pays to listen for it. Just ask my family Chihuahua, Kramer, who has a knack for hearing it before it even happens! The ‘busyness’ of the business day can drown out everything else around you, but that doesn’t need […]