Very definitely and specifically, I was raised as a Christian. I grew up going to church, I was an acolyte (altar server), and then went to a Jesuit university. That rooting in faith helped me through adolescence for sure. The particular Jesuit take on faith, service, and spirituality shaped me as an early adult. All …
Category: attitude
Small Moves
Sometimes (often?), small moves are maybe best. Yesterday was a good example, at least for me. Lots of things to do; many just minor, but long pending in my house. Holiday Lights and Christmas Tree (!)still up, finally taken down. The never ending laundry bin and dishes in the sink, cleared out and cycled through. …
Old School
Interesting what this phrase conveys, something like a throw-back, something like from the past. I think it also refers to things thought of fondly, maybe with some favorable nostalgia. Might refer to music or a venue or style of dress maybe… In my particular case this time it was an old restaurant in south San …
Glow!
After two for one posts yesterday, just a little fun from my kids' school and the VIP Dance they had last night… Good Fun!
The Manufacturing Quandry
The builders, they know the materials: the names, where they go, how by they should fit together. The buyers, they know the part numbers, the prices, and maybe the specifications too. The planners? I think we’re supposed to know all of that. It’s been the great lesson of these last many years.
Duties As Assigned
Duties as assigned, my catch-all for “suck it up”, “rally up”, get it done. Don’t complain. Don’t get frustrated or startled. Don't get shaken off your game. Instead, say “Got it”, and get it done. Duties as assigned. Get ‘er done. GOOD.
Happy Birthday George
My maternal grandfather, George M. Downing. His birthday is this week. He’s been gone near 25 years now; half my own life time. It’s his 109th birthday, I think. He was about my age now when I was born. He seemed to know so much; seemed to be so much more together than I feel. …
Why Blog?
Why blog?, it’s a simple question. And there’s a pretty simple answer. at least for me. Myriad thoughts and insights flow through my head near constantly. A lot of them are quite common, I imagine. But maybe some aren’t so common, I continue. And so to share them out well, that only has come to …
Standing Aside
Standing aside, letting it be. Or at the moment, sitting, listening to my two younger kids banter about. A little later it’s all three, various topics, focus, activity. But mostly it was a little of just letting them be, and me respecting that, full stop. Respecting them and letting them be themselves. Finding their way. …
Promise of the Day
It’s the simple sounds and sites that create the promise of the day. Makes me feel hopeful, lifts my spirit, gives me hope. Early morning light creeping in through the curtains, blue-great. Wall heater crackles and pops, pouring warm, taking the chill off the house. Song birds sing from the trees, Bathroom fan swirls, gentle …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 