Fifty years ago this weekend my brother came into the world. From then until now he is my unique other half. We’re almost five years apart; all the same, he was, is my one who repeatedly inspires, confounds, and provides joy. From the day he came home until now, he represents a constant hope for …
Category: Attitude
Moments
Trying to make them when I can, moments for the kids, moments for fun. Not a big thinker most of the time, more an opportunist, open to make it happen if the desire and window of time opens. Case in point? Mid-Sunday afternoon, at a local park, kids playing, then someone has to go potty, …
Lyrics Post: “Second Nature”
This one from RUSH, all those years ago… Still speaks, still magic… "Second Nature" A memo to a higher officeOpen letter to the powers that beTo a god, a king, a head of stateA captain of industryTo the movers and the shakers...Can't everybody see? It ought to be second natureI mean, the places where we …
A Tribute: Grandpa Mort
Family, parties, storytelling, all catalysts to express and experience love. His daughter, mother to my sisters-in-law, humbled me with a gift a few years, a home-made holidays vest. The nickname “Mort”… from last name Morton. What a great bunch, that family; I never met Grandpa Mort, but I know his daughter. One of the truest …
Safe Mode
Sometimes Safe Mode is necessary. Sometimes it’s the right call. Sometimes it's ok to shift to Safe Mode, to only attend to the essential things that require immediate attention. Safe Mode allows us to narrow focus. Safe Mode strips away the extra, the "bells and whistles", the things that might slow us down, knock us …
Same
Same stresses, same responsibilities, each day, Week day, weekend, same feelings rushing back, through, Too many things, not enough hours, time evaporates, Same feeling, same response, flip the switch, make it different, Same stresses spool up, Up to me too, Make it different.
Pattern Recognition
Look for them, patterns in your life, what you see, what you do, Finding your way each day, at work, at school, at parenting, in your relationships, how you approach every minute, of every day, What’s the same, what’s different? What patterns emerge, that result from your actions, decisions, What happens from there? How do …
Make Do
Might have shared this theme before, Worth repeating if so, Thumping headache, no meds? Make do. Don’t have your favorite pillow to sleep with? Make do. Kids over tired? You too? Make do. Note sure about the outcome? Things not perfect? Wish things were different? Make do.
Into The Void
Into the void I go… Just a little something to help you relax, not feel too much prodding and poking, Maybe 30, maybe 60 minutes, not too long, And on the other side? Hopefully the all clear, nothing more, If something more, maybe cancer, well then…? Well then we adjust and deal, we take counsel …
Due Diligence
This term, “due diligence”, can mean different things I think, depending on context. At the core it means doing the needful, being responsible, taking ownership. There are of course many context for this idea: maybe one of the most important is being responsible for one’s personal health. Like going to the dentist two or three …
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