Sometimes it’s ok to hit the “easy button.” Overall, I try to lean in when it gets hard; or at least, I like to think that’s my preference. Pushing oneself and dealing with difficulty head-on builds endurance, or is “character-building”, as my grandma used to say. That said, taking the easier road sometimes is ok …
Category: Attitude
Basics
Where are you from? What do you eat? What are willing to do to survive, optimize? What do you read? Listen to? Who do you enjoy? Trust? Who do you count on? Who do you love? LOVE WINS.
More Insight: Veterans Day
Visited a couple cemeteries today in effort to reflect more directly on Veterans Day. One of the two locations was the Golden Gate National Cemetery, just south of San Francisco. In addition to paying respect those who have served, I got to thinking about those many people’s lives and how they might have lived, the …
Veterans Day
Veterans, All kinds, My family some, Gratitude, Service, Respect, Veterans Day.
Beat
How to beat the strain, stress, pressure, push…? Push on, through the stain and struggle, muddle to, The beat of your heart, gotta start somewhere, somehow, Consider, talk, listen, and then, Beat it.
How Can This Be Right?
Sure it’s complicated, many perspectives and responsibilities, but at the end of the day, Thousands upon thousands of people fleeing their countries to Western Europe over the Mediterranean, or on foot over thousands of miles through Central America trying to reach The United States. They’re mostly migrants fleeing poverty and violence, The problems are many, …
Speed Post:: This Is Normal, Get After It
Don’t get anxious, don’t get startled, don’t get overwhelmed, instead, Know this is normal, Take five deep breaths, Make a list, Take five more deep breaths and, GET AFTER IT.
Celebrating My Guy
I’ve written about him before, maybe every year on this day since 2012, when our son, Levi, came into the world. My guy Levi. He’s had plenty of bumps these last 10 years, but he’s weathered them all, health issues of various kinds, to come out stronger as he reaches the decade mark. Humor and …
A Magic Hour
Every year we go through it, twice, Fall back, Spring forward, Daylight Savings Time ends, Daylight Savings Time begins, The official practice dictates the clocks get changed at 2am on Sunday; I like to make the switch midday the Saturday prior, to ease into the schedule change, Quirky dude that I am, fiddling with the …
Dad Release Valve:: Balancing Kids
Balancing kids, priorities, tasks, duties as assigned, The constant tension of parenting, Multiple kids mean multiple moods mean multiple opportunities for detailing from the path, from the plan, Constant battle for dad anyway…just me? Might be. But though it’s on the other then off, many zigs and zags and snags along the way, The main …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 