Sitting in the darkness, deep into evening, Across the hall my kids are asleep, steady breathing, quiet, peaceful, Humidifier gently churns, moist air for tender airways, Dishwasher rumbles on in the kitchen to the front of the house, Good day, to rough, bumpy end, too late again, they’re still young, More regiment needed, not wanted, …
Solace Where You Find It
In the line at the store, Waiting at the stop light, Doing the dishes, In the early weekend morning just underway, Brushing your teeth before bed, While the bathroom warms up before a shower, In five deep breaths when things are getting crazy, With that first sip of tea or coffee, Merlot or IPA, Look …
Big Waves
Swimming in the big waves, you gotta be ready, gotta know the way, Find the motion in the ocean you can live with, live by, do or die, find your way, Wayfarer, certain of the destination, following constellations and intuition and forces far beyond your control, To make it known that you intend to come …
Fall Festival Lesson
At my kids’ school this weekend, A chance to gather, see friends, make friends(?), play games, share food, to be together and play and support and enjoy the community together, however we do that. Fall, a festival to celebrate the end of the year, for we northern folk anyway, Funny thing, down under it’s coming …
A Declaration for Self
This from a gentleman I follow on Twitter, a great declaration of self. I wouldn’t say I can relate to every line, but relate or not, it’s a fine example of settling in to who you are and where you’re at. I asked him first about sharing this, he said “Yeah”, so had to share …
“Little Ukraine” Brazil
Across continents and seas alike, to the southwest, a hundred years earlier, Ukrainians fled an Imperial Russia in turmoil. They fled the Bolsheviks, fled what would become the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. For some context on the distance, the latitude of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, is 50 degrees North; the latitude for Curitiba, on …
Underdog
Seems that I tend to the underdog. Not sure how often I've been the actual underdog, but I route for them for sure. That's pretty much it. Don't be discouraged if you're the underdog. Don't believe you can't have a good outcome if others have a particular and especially a negative expectation or prediction. Never …
Early Morning Contrarian
Sometimes I go against the grain; sometimes I choose to buck conventual wisdom. Preferring darkness in the morning is a perfect example. I know the conventional wisdom says, “…to get going in the morning, turn on the lights to help your body and mind wake up, to engage the day; if you don’t follow this …
Roadtrip
Got back a week ago. Big event for our little fam. Nearly 1,900 miles. Six Days. Longest drive we’ve done as a family; two days in the car each way, 6-7 hours. I was impressed by how well the kids did with the monotony of long road travel. New sites and destination. So much to …
Dream Job
Lots of things it could be, Living wage, good start, What you enjoy, or at least tolerate, even better, Opportunity to do the work on your schedule, respecting your life particulars overall? Fundamental, in the ideal, even better in reality. Learn, grow, contribute, engage, make better, You? The organization? Better still, Dream Job.
