Are you a lifelong learner? I am absolutely a lifelong learner … I’ve been chasing the “right way” for 54 years … what does that look like …? Including 20 years of formal education and three different industries and systems and data bases and software … And in relationships, two failed marriages, but also three …
Month: July 2026
Sorry Not Sorry: Two Basic Habits
What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? Not flashy for sure, but two basic practices have helped my life perspective and approach. One for sure you’ve heard before, actually probably both. But number one is the old adage, “make your bed every day.” Simple wisdom. I’ve heard it from admiral / Navy …
It Sucks To Lose
US Men’s National Soccer Team goes down (again) in the Round of 16 World Cup 2026. Trounced by Belgium 4-1. Following sums up a portion of the American sentiment. Posted for posterity. But here's the thing too. Life is full of wins and losses. Learning how to cope with a loss is as least as …
Examen
Making this week a reset; leaning on a character who’s turned up in this blog before, Ignatius of Loyola, for the spark this week. Aiming to use The Examen Ignatius developed as a means of resetting to spiritual foundation each day, trusting and standing on that rock again, Become aware of God‘s presence. Review the …
408
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Funny thing to me, this question, I’ve thought a fair amount about it over these many years, I always come back to the same place, The 408, telephone area code for Santa Clara Valley, the place I grew up and still live. I’ve …
America 250
Borrowed. So very true in my view none the less, Obama on America 250: “America is a constant work in progress. Every generation must take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further—protecting what’s right, fixing what’s wrong, and making our union a little more perfect. 250 years later, that’s more important …
A Little Chaos? GOOD.
Is a little chaos actually good for us? Hmm, “…Is a little chaos actually good for us?…” I think it must be, it must be. It must, because chaos is a very common characteristic of the human condition. So much in life is often outside our control, It’s helpful to learn how to cope, respond, …
Unstettled
These times we’re in, they leave me unsettled. Extreme divisions, scant willingness to compromise, embracing excess, self-indulgence, amoral choices. These times I find myself, they make me feel the same. Clock ticking, not enough time, for me, my kids; back end of life, how long, how long? What can I do now to slow…things…down, squeeze …
Morsels
Eating morsels, my newest dietary practice, knew these last four, five months anyway. Smaller portions overall, sometimes just bits of food, tasty, just what I need to sustain, not more… Most important lesson? Fundamental, the time for big eating is over, mostly… The indulgence of big portions, eating just for the experience, the physical consumption, …
Long Time To Learn
What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective? Long-time-to-learn Lesson, ok to say No. Maybe only in the last six of my near sixty years can I tolerate saying No when the decision isn’t obvious. Would that my children will learn the lesson sooner: sometimes it’s best to say No. Sometimes (often times?), …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 