Comms = Communication. Dial In = Fine tune; Get it right. As our oldest kid accelerates into the teen years, communication seems to be one of the keys to successful parenting in this new era. On the front end, feels like we have a ways to go. Two parts to Communication: one are the methods …
Month: June 2024
Let’s Talk About Anxiety
Let’s talk about anxiety, a constant companion throughout my life, The best counterbalance I’ve found? GOOD ATTITUDE. Make it so. #halffullallgood #mensmentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthmatters #anxiety https://videopress.com/v/Jyh6TNGL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
Juneteenth: Enslaved People Set Free In The Confederacy, AMEN
This day we celebrate the release to freedom, enslaved people in the States of the Confederacy, learned of their new status, free at last, free at last, Would that we in these United States, everywhere in these United States, learns the lessons of the past, respect and admiration for all, Freedom and opportunity and tolerance …
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Sharing Time: One of the hardest things I do 
One of the hardest things I do, perhaps, it’s just me, and I am the voice in this situ, One of the hardest things I do is work to maintain my ego and self-esteem each day when faced with adversity, problem-solving, and changing business and emotional dynamics. Funny thing, I also think one of my …
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Wake, Dad Day
Some expected, so not, that’s Dad’s Day. Funny, the notion of just “having one’s way all day”, Not my life, anyway. Highlights from the weekend, thus,
With Enough Time
Daily Prompt: “How do you want to retire?” How to retire, it’s becoming more clear, At 69, when my youngest is 23, With enough time to travel to the bucket list, Northern Europe, South Pacific, The Holy Land, Terra Del Fuego, To watch a season’s worth of week-day , mid-day Giants games, To have a …
Dads’ Day
Thinking about Dads’ Day, wonder of all things good, fun, wacky, like dads should be? Ought to be that way, not just head of the family (if that’s still a thing), provider, decider, Rather simply put, the rock, foundation, quiet counsel and, timeless voice of reason, even if not followed, Follow suit, care first, listening …
First Things First
Common theme on my mind, first things first, what should my priorities be, middle age dude, slightly passed, what’s next for me? A lifetime working, giving my all, time, emotion, blood, sweat, tears, “Yes, of course I’ll come through my dear, mine for yours, how else can I help…?” Early, late, how else can I …
Pitch
Fun play on words, many options, all things considered, Consider the word, here’s my “pitch”, 39 years ago, 14 June, I graduated from high school, pitched into my adult life, 14 June, Flag Day, in America, would that all Americans accept this pitch to work together for positive change in these United States, This particular …
Change Up
Is it a human thing, the “change up” …? Certainly in baseball - a human game - the situation where the pitcher “changes up” the speed of his/her pitch to fool the batter, well, that’s a human creation. Swing and a miss! And other change ups too, like mixing up the order of tasks, doing …
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