Quite a risque song, if you find the translation. Or better yet, check out the Youtube video at the end, with the English translation embedded. Listen and enjoy the song, the beat, the performance, the play. Ay candela, candelaCandela, me quemo aéAy candela, candelaCandela, me quemo aé Puso un baile un jutía para una gran …
Category: Happy
Back At It
A little longer stretch, a little gentler start as we kick back into the "new normal" after the three-day weekend capped by the Labor Day holiday. The kids back to distance learning. The adults back to work-from-home. Easy does it. I think about the riders in the Tour de France, entering their second week of …
Lists Inspired
We can find inspiration everywhere, really. Some people, like me, find power and energy in reminders, lists of things that specify what we think, strive for, believe. One list. The list above? Not even sure where I found it. Nonetheless, it’s a good collection of things to strive for; these things, well-practiced, might just make …
Lyrics Post: “Everyday Glory”
You might be thinking, “RUSH must be this guy’s pandemic band…” not so. In fact, this band has buoyed me for the better part of my life. Here’s another great lyric from a more recent tune by these guys, so true, seeking every day glory. Enjoy. “In the house where nobody laughs And nobody sleeps …
Little Did I Know
Little did I know the relevance and poignancy of this tweet from last year. Almost exactly one year ago, how could it be so? And yet here we are. 2020 had so many black marks: struggles at work, struggles at home, wildfires, untimely deaths, friends and family with cancer, and of course, a global pandemic. …
Reflections
When we look closely, what do we see? Colors, images, layers in sight, inside, outside, what’s actually there? What’s imagined? When we consider things repeatedly, over and over again, what do we find? What deeper meaning? What better understanding? Or do we allow ourselves to get lost? Lost in thought, muddled, searching in vain...? I’m …
Stream, Pandemic Life: Indoor Camp, Week Review
Just like that, another week on the books. And not just any week: a Pandemic Week. A Distance Learning Week, WHEW, what a week. Campsite. Fuel. Classroom. Organization. Motivation. Downtime.
I’ve Heard It Said
I’ve heard it said that children at some point begin to resist what their parents have to say. This behavior is maybe obvious for adolescent-age kids, but it could happen at any age I suppose. Well, that reality has now arrived in my life. And our oldest daughter is nine years old. We're into Distance …
In The Midst Of It All…
...I’m reminded, above it all, before it all, the first priority, your first team, is your family. If you’re lucky enough to have kids, they have to be the first priority. I just read that Kellyanne Conway (who works in the White House), and her husband George Conway (a political columnist) are both stepping away …
What Motivates You?
It’s a fundamental question. What motivates you? What lights your fire? What inspires you? Once you’ve figured that out, then... How do you create it “on demand,” when you need it? After all, motivation helps us get things done. So with our kids in this regard, it’s all about identifying what motivates them to do …