Jerry Rig or jury rig, is the practice of making due with what you have on hand to repair something or otherwise solve a problem. Making due, that's a good life lesson. Things don't always go as we'd like; sometimes to get some result close to what we want, we have to make due, make …
Category: Insight
The Power of Prayer
This passage was posted by Francis yesterday. Seems like it should be elevated. The power of prayer is real. Give it a try. "Each day that begins, if welcomed in #prayer, is accompanied by courage, so that the problems we have to face no longer seem to be obstacles to our #happiness, but rather appeals …
Shanty Town
It’s not near Cape Town or Karachi, not even Skid Row— nothing like that scale or density of population, but in this home town of mine, San Jose, California, homelessness has over the years become a societal problem on the rise. The pandemic has only made it worse. Vast disparities of income versus the cost …
A Few Pictures
Just sharing... Bair Island Lunch Station New Sleeves Keep Climbing, Keep Going Forward
Stripped Down Week
Not sure why, seems I'm frequently battling these days. Battling with tasks at work; battling with conflicting priorities; battling my moods, working to keep things on the up. So stripping down this week, taking the minimalist approach, working on the basics. If grand insight presents itself, you'll hear about it, no doubt; but not looking …
People Helping People
It’s a simple idea. People helping people. It’s a simple act. Anyone can do it. It’s an easy choice. If someone needs help and you can help them, do so. If each of us took this approach, things would be different in our neighborhoods, in our communities, states, countries, different for the better, in our …
Laughter, The Best Medicine
A little more on my old man, Howie Lud. He loved a lot of things: his family, his friends, teaching kids, tennis, golf, fishing, being outside, music, and humor. My dad loved to laugh. Here were three of this favorite comedians. I cried listening to these guys, I was laughing so hard. Laughter is good. …
Compromise 2
The way forward. Compromise. “Not every disagreement on every issue requires a war; that’s not reasonable; that’s not responsible leadership. We elect our leaders to govern; we expect our leaders to govern. If you’re not protecting our people and moving our society forward, you’re not governing. You’re not doing your job. The Gang of Six, …
Lists
I’ve been making lists for a long time. The practice likely parallels my efforts in school, work, and life to be more organized. It’s been a mixed bag of results. But the lists go on! I prescribe mostly to the idea that having one (or at least only a couple few) master list(s) is a …
Up and Down
Up and down things go, every hour, every day. Moods, fortunes, progress, or lack there of. Sometimes, maybe frequently, the best we can do is keep going. Sometimes the best we can do is take the step forward. Let’s do that today. Up or down, when things settle, go forward. Let’s go forward together.
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