Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. These old shoes, they’ve seen some things. No world travel, but they’ve been with since 1987. Five jobs, two marriages, five dogs, three kids. Second set of soles now. Nicely stretched to perfection. GOOD.
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Presidents’ Day
On this Presidents' Day, seems a good time to share this (again, as I'm sure others have on this platform before)...1910 ...Teddy Roosevelt ... speaking in Paris ... after also receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (the first American to win a Nobel), an excerpt from the longer speech he delivered, and still rings true today, …
Voices / Голоса
Understanding Russia. One of the primary themes, the grand designs of my life. Elevate the voices that need to be heard, one of the primary purposes. Listen, dear people, listen. Understanding the perspectives and observations of Russians like, Alexander Solzhenitsyn Andre Sakharov Alexey Navalny, This process is the way to better understand the challenges from …
Flip Side, Nocturnal
Pattern established, little say, Mind, body after busy crazy week, Left, right, center field, cover all balls, try to, Flip side, nocturnal, mind races out of rest, no number, Need to push back to slumber, weekend, more rest, more rest.
Adapt and Overcome
More on the theme of reset, a little more on one of the examples noted in yesterday’s post. I have a friend, an older guy - pushing 80 anyway - who through diabetes and circulation problems had to have his lower leg amputated. A mutual friend commented, “I’d be goddamn depressed if that was happening …
Carpe Diem – Do So!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem
Reset
Reoccurring theme, “Reset.” Best to learn this skill early in life, reset, Outta underwear, better do the laundry, reset, Made a couple mistakes on the test, the monthly close, reset, Fell down, get back up, reset, Lost the big game, reset, Group, couple, struggling to continue together, reset, Injured, reset, Lost a limb, reset, Went …
Saint Valentine
Rather than emphasize Cupid and Lovey Dovey-ness around "Valentine's Day", I'm opting for the Christian martyr instead. This guy goes WAY back...more than 1,700 years...to the 3rd Century. He was a clergyman during the Roman Empire. Around Rome. Before Constantine. So that means being a Christian meant you had a black mark on ya. No matter for ol' Valentine, …
Random Gratitude Post
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No Filter: Itty Bitty Lapses
I try not to have bits of lapse, but sometimes it just happens… Sometimes I forget things, I shoulda brought this, remembered that, but then I don’t, and wonder why, Why oh why, the itty bitty lapses, Never mind, Carry on, carry on.
1/2_Full, All GOOD 