I’m not one for brevity. I like to dig in, go long, go deep. The more the better, that’s my usual approach. But today’s a little different. Today I just want to say Thank You. Coming off an unexpected late night, I’m thankful for: Easy conversations, Another round of pool, The band, RUSH, Cool evenings, …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Do It Anyway
I’ve thought a lot lately about anxiety, worry, and fear. In fact, it’s been a topic I return again and again to most all of my life. I wonder how to respond, cope, battle, persevere through these feelings; to not let them consume, devour, destroy; instead, to transcend. I’ve lived with these emotions the whole …
Lyrics Post: “One”
This song by U2, from a long while back. They’ve got a lot of good songs; this is one of my favorites. "One" “Is it getting betterOr do you feel the sameWill it make it easier on you nowYou got someone to blameYou say One loveOne lifeWhen it's one need in the nightOne loveWe get …
Lights Out!
I'm a little too young to have been an active listener to "Lights Out!", the famous early horror radio show from the 1930's and 40's, but I recall my folks talking about it. And I do remember Bill Cosby talking about it in his famous bit "Chicken Heart." I listened to hat bit over and …
Do What You Can Do
Two examples here I’d like to share. Two men who believe in taking care of the planet: Doing the right things around that every day. The first guy I know; he’s family. He’s a dad and a public servant and a bike rider and an outdoorsman. And he picks up the trash when he’s out …
Inspiration Everywhere
I might have used that title before, not sure. Regardless, it should probably be a regular reference to posts on this site. After all, I seem to be forever inspired by things around me, events that transpire that are positive and uplifting. In these COVID pandemic times, when America (and other countries too) are in …
Love for Others…YES
From Francis yesterday: “Our love for others, for who they are, moves us to seek the best for their lives. Only by cultivating this way of relating to one another will we make possible a social friendship that excludes no one and a fraternity that is open to all. #FratelliTutti” And then today: “It is …
‘‘Tis the Season
‘Tis the Season, a playful way, to talk about a certain day, a certain way to be, to think, to be, most often ‘round Christmas we might hear it, say. But another time comes to mind, a thoughtful stint of when we might find, better insight as to how we might be, better for you, …
Practicing Moods
“Don’t touch my tiger. This is my ‘Don’t Touch Me Tiger.’” This rather mean phrase one of our kids spoke to another kid, her sibling. Oh, our three beautiful children. They can be rough on each other; like all kids, I suspect. Rather than react outwardly to this comment one made to another I — …
Lyrics Post: “Ice Cream Man”, Van Halen
I came to know this band just as I was starting to come of age. I was 12. I heard them with some cousins back East; Van Halen II had just been released. It was the beginning of a love affair, a visceral experience that goes on to this day. Eddie Van Halen was at …
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