Lyrics Post: “This Land Is Your Land”

“From my youth to now, many decades later, this song speaks. And through its many renditions, this song speaks to us. To those who will listen. For those who yearn, and believe. Thank You, Woody. “This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York island From the redwood …

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A Dad’s Life, Friday Night

Long week in the rear-view, some challenges, some big news, some fun, all in the wake. This morning’s random breakfast, left-over kid’s dinner plus a cheese stick. A Dad’s Breakfast. Fortified for the day. Twelve hours later, whirlwind workday done, lots of learning — always good — and glad the day, the week is done. …

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Rise Above the Blah

Yesterday it was blah; aware of the inertia, the drag, fighting to steady, to focus, to go forward. Mulled down. Then our son had an allergic reaction to something he ate. His stomach was upset; he felt uneven, unsettled. He was anxious, uneasy. He was sick a couple of times, emptying things out. Through all …

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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 …

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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 …

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