Learning can be very challenging. VERY CHALLENGING. Sometimes you find yourself in the mud, the thick, and it sucks. You make repeated mistakes, same issues, and it's confounding, really...troubleshooting, reviewing your process, trying to understand why the errors are happening. It can feel like a smack down. A SMACK DOWN. It’s abrupt; it gives one …
Category: family
Catboy
One of my son’s heroes and model of how to be. Catboy. Disney Channel’s kid show, The PJ Masks has this character, Catboy. He’s the leader of a kid superhero trio. The PJ Masks show is a great one for kids, I think. The trio do typical superhero work, but also face normal challenges of …
First-World, Any-World: Trials and Joy
Often things don’t go as planned; and certainly, they don’t always go as we’d like. That’s a common theme in life. A few First-World samples below that teach Any-World lessons. 1/ Adapt and overcome obstacles at work (and anywhere); don’t get frazzled. Pause, take a deep breath, take the next step. 2/ If your path …
Up the Ladder
Another day started with a loose plan, some things on the list, and then circumstances demand adaptation. A morning of easy pace stayed too easy, timing slipped, and we duly adjusted. It’s usually after the initial realization that things aren’t going in the exact-planned trajectory, that’s the most difficult. It’s also the time to make …
Unconditional Love
Wise people? I think wise people learn lessons from all sides, all sources, all situations. Or at least they strive to do so. Unconditional Love is a good topic to be open to for lessons from all sides. And while humans can certainly exhibit unconditional love, I’d vote for dogs as the most consistent example …
A Little Slice of Joy
Recently went out to the Central Valley to watch our nephew play basketball, and also celebrate my brother -in-law’s birthday. It was a little slice of joy on Sunday afternoon in Turlock, California. Lovely drive, lovely weather, fun adventure, great celebration. Nothing fancy, mind you; all the same, I had a definite sense of family, …
Three Minutes? GOOD.
Tick-tock, good flows through my head. Three minutes until dinner, thinking about tomorrow, what’s so good? Been a great day, got lots done, me, my honey, the kids. Great weather today, kids playing out front, letting off some steam. Tasty beef and some roasted broccoli for supper, timely manner for a change, gonna be yummy. …
Family? Naturally, GOOD.
Scenes from a day off...filled with gratitude for the time, the opportunity, the day off, my family, intentional thankfulness the mission and goal. Back for another visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, good weather served up... There was a stop at one of the several kid play areas: my crew, I love them. A stop …
Boxing Day Recap
Day after the Christmas feast - Boxing Day the Canadians call it - a mixed day of blessings and goodness if you try to find it. Have a look, it’s not too hard. It was a morning read, new old book, a gift from our daughter, a volume she bought at her school store. It …
Happy Christmas!
On this day we celebrate the birth of a child; such simple and glorious thing, new life in the world, new hope. What’s more, this day remembers this particular child, when God crossed over forever to humanity. No longer separate, no longer distant, God among us, Emmanuel. When Jesus was born, God have us the …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 