It gives me pause, I must say, this thing called life. Funny, silly, sad, simply glorious, this thing called life. From the depths of despair to even keel, even the highest peak we might rise, Best laid plans, carefully considered and thought out, through lines pondered, and into the ring and a punch in the …
Month: March 2024
Just a Little Superstitious
Are you superstitious? Not sure that I would call myself “superstitious”… At least not really so. But I do tend to follow little practices to edge the universe in a positive direction… Little things, little habits, little preferences, practices, to influence the karma … particular socks, sometimes shirts, color combos…how I handle my keys, and …
Regular Dread
It’s a condition I live with, regular dread. Off and on throughout my life; more than halfway through, still not sure where it comes from. Wake in the early pre-dawn, even weekend, feeling dread, creeping, why oh why, Why oh why? Nevermind the dread, wade through, thick, warm, comfortable, sticky, makes me feel … unsettled, …
Remember The Love
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. If you’re reading this, Jeff Lud, you made it to 100 years old. CONGRATS! Thinking about being that age now, 43 years prior, a few things come to mind. I hope your three kids are still alive and doing well. Maybe you’re even a grandpa. Ha! Imagine that. …
Sprung
Forever sprung, sometimes it feels, What’s next? Whatever you thought, wrong! There’s more, or it’s different… Basketball, errands, then sprung! Soccer practice the next day, Not caught up with my day, Then to say, Ok, Fine, Deal, Do, But please, No more, Surprises, Spring to action, adjust, respond, accommodate, life, Simply as it is, sometimes …
GIF Therapy
Momentary joy in the images, Shared with colleagues and friends, Joy that sustains, All in a silly GIF, GOOD.
Grilled Fish Lessons
Something to share, just because. Recently cooked two pieces of Cod on the BBQ. Marinated a couple hours, then wrapped the fish in foil and tossed it on the grill. Lesson One: Salt goes a long way; marinate called for a dash of salt; I used more like a half teaspoon. TOO MUCH. Lesson Two: …
A Good Practice
This, a good practice to start the day, or to apply any time, anywhere throughout the say, to return to your center, your baseline. Metta “May I be filled with loving kindness. May I be well. May I be peaceful and at ease. May I be happy.” Metta. Or Maitri. Try repeating for nine minutes …
Mantras Help
Mantras help. Here are two.
One Door Closes, Another Opens
Daily writing promptHow has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?View all responses About fifteen years into a logistics career, a series of circumstances gradually, steadily guided me to make a change. It was time to pause. Since that time, for now another eighteen years, I've worked in a few different …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 