When are you most happy? My son says, “I am most happy when people are kind and polite.“ I certainly can’t argue with that. I would add, “I’m most happy when I am in harmony with the world around me and in close awareness with others. There you have it, Happy in Two Thoughts ~~~
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3: 14, 12, 11. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Pray Hard
Funny swishy of phrase, divine parity of a similar mantra, “Work Hard, Play Hard”, I proscribe to the “pray hard”, a simple, freestyle practice that helps set the tone, the moment, the mindset, It helps bring pause and calm and perspective to an often chaotic life, our inner self and mental, spiritual well-being directly and …
My Kinda AI
Right here, baby, hands down, bring that all day long, to make me more efficient, productive, informed, maybe even healthy, that's my kinda AI ~~~
Calibri … Woke?
It’s trivial in my opinion, and seems like an action somehow not worth taking the time for a cabinet-level position in our federal government administration, maybe least of all the Secretary of State, There are all manner of diplomatic issues that need attention, energy, thoughtful action, And it’s a font change that rises to the …
Standing Up
Republican officials in Indiana stood up recently for their beliefs, their state, and democracy. These excerpts from the NYT spell it out, explaining why the State Senate voted down a bill to redistrict, “ “I believe the bill on its face is unconstitutional,” said State Senator Greg Walker, a Republican who opposes redistricting and who …
Honoring My Folks
Honoring them this day, 12/16, my parents, They got together in their 20s, and remained together until death, 57 years… And for myself, after two marriages that ended, I feel all the more inspired and grateful for my parents commitment to one another, to our family, to the life values that they believed, And that’s …
Oh The Places To Go!
“What cities do you want to visit?” The list might be kinda long, let’s see … Stockholm Gnome Paris Calcutta Goa Berlin Hanover Sheffield Boston Glasgow Dublin Rekjevik Copenhagen Amsterdam Venice Athens Mexico City Buenos Aires Tegucigalpa Havanna Philadelphia Washington DC Plymouth Prague Budapest Johannesburg Damascus Mecca Tripoli Cairo Jerusalem Port Harcourt Kampala Nairobi Accra …
Big Dose of Peeps
Went to two friends’ Christmas party, happened recently, and it was just what I needed. These folks, I’ve known since college, we were all classmates together, but not all that close at the time, However, over the last 36 years they’ve become part of the foundation of people in my life, and others at the …
Pace
There are at least a few different perspectives on the idea of “pace”, in my humble view. It all comes down to speed; how fast or slow do you move, how fast or slow do you accomplish things. “A rate of movement or progress”, the dictionary says. One’s pace can be driven by another, or …
Grateful For My Bro
If you know anything about me, you know that gratitude is one of my underlying mantras, perhaps no greater thing I am thankful for… Except maybe my children… Am I thankful these past 54 years for my bro, my brother, He and I are quite different in some respects, but at the core, there’s an …
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