Sometimes it’s razor sharp, tender to touch. Sometimes from the dark, from the deep it shows itself, the edge. From the edge, on it, uncertain, something like despair. You reach out, call out, searching, hoping for relief. The mind chases, words racing in, filling every space. The rubbing, grinding, down to an edge, leaving you …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Super Lu
My X-factor, as I often refer to her; at least I did, when she was little. The thought comes to mind still. She is our third child and second daughter, a bit of a surprise (to me, anyway)...and then all the joy and beauty and sass and pure goodness I could hope for. I've said …
God’s Work
This concept comes to mind often for me. When am I closest to God? When am I doing what God wants me to do? When am I truly aligned? Sometimes it seems obvious, immediate, powerful. Like watching my son run along the beach. Or standing in the ocean with him, teaching him to hold his …
Beach
Funny thing, the beach. Timeless, the waves, the sound, the water never stops. Here with family, a little break, celebrating birthdays. Time with the kids, our reduced family, COVID-style. Would that we could be a bigger group, but the pandemic demands a different path. All the same, the beach is our friend. The ocean is …
Family
My mom used to say it, “family is most important.” It seemed like hyperbole when I was a teenager. Of course family is important, I thought, but so is spending time with other friends, doing fun things, etc. Typical teenager thoughts, young person thoughts, natural. I thought at the time my mom was trying to …
Lyrics Post: “Free Your Mind”
Quite unexpected, not really a genre I partake from too often; too often that’s where the gems lie. Lots of folks know these ladies rock it, knowing the beats, words good too, message good too. Whether you’re en vogue or not, free your mind all the same. Maybe now more than ever. “Prejudice, wrote a …
Number One Daughter
Silly title, really, "Number One Daughter"...we're lucky to have two of them, two daughters, and they are equally magical. But it's the oldest's birthday, so singing her praises just now, Number One Daughter, born that way, and how... Such a joy, a gift, so blessed in so many ways, countless ways, here are a few, …
“Pressure Is A Privilege“
This idea, timeless. Let’s remember, often times it is so. The pressure we feel is from the circumstance we’ve put ourselves, the opportunity to benefit, to shine. And so this particular pressure is a privilege. Let us rise to the occasion. Let us rise each day and give it our best. The moment asks nothing …
What is a President?
Talking about the top elected official of our Executive Branch, the President is the CEO of the country. The President is the ultimate servant leader, elected to set policy, make decisions for the betterment of the people, and the Commander in Chief empowered to protect the citizenry and our land. The President’s duty is to …
Presidents and People
It’s a big world out there: more than 7 billion people, on 7 continents, more than 200 countries all told. Who leads? It depends. In the United States, we have something like a democracy. And so in this political system who leads formally? Depends on who wins the election. Who follows? Everyone else. The thing …
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