I can’t really explain it very well. I feel like there’s a LOT going on… That in some (many?) cases I have to let things fall away… And sometimes in quite messy form, unfortunately, And yet I think I’m keeping the main priorities squared away, plates in the air, And then I wake up, mind …
Category: parenting
Pi Day, Redux
Whoops! I let Pi Day almost slip by without comment…ALMOST, that is… 3/14 or “3.14”, what some refer to as Pi Day. One of my neighbors was a Math & Physics major in college… And a few years back she and her wife hosted a Pi Day Party at their house —it was a mix …
3/12, BHL
Would have been my old man’s 86th birthday. He departed four years back. Lives on in my mind, our hearts, memories, When I’m trying to solve math problems at work, logic questions, When I think about fishing, or the great outdoors over all. Or basketball, or hockey, or tennis, or golf, Every day I live …
Dynamic
Whirl-wind work days, Time with friends, Getting the basic chores done, WWIII looming, Getting the kids ready for school, New technologies, New brand, This blog. DYNAMIC.
Two Minutes
A lot can happen in two minutes…make the most of it. Two minutes is the duration of a round in a high school wrestling match. Sometimes a football offensive team can score a touchdown in two minutes (or less). Two minutes is a good buffer for winding something down, like playtime for kids, or finishing …
Resilience In Three
Three lines top, not straight, Seeking resilience, good vibes from my soul, To you, always with me.
Bonus Post: Pívot
Change is a constant theme, bubbles up all the time. Work, home, kids, friends, life. Take this post, published around Noon, written twelve hours earlier when I woke up with busy brain at 1am, eyes wide open. Forced them shut for an hour, then gave up and scribbled some thoughts down, then remembered I should …
Mindset? Mindfulness
Nearly two years now, approaching two, World upside down, more than one way, Crisis demanding response, Many ways, we might say, Stark circumstances, consequences, what to do, how to play, New early morning routines, lots of thoughts in the dark, How to go forward, next steps, each day? Pit of stomach holds me back most …
Just a Bit: Living Buddha, Living Christ; and RIP Thich Nhat Hanh
As one raised in a Christian tradition, but seemingly forever also looking beyond to connect with all of humanity, I was, am delighted to have this book as a reference, guide to some of the universal truths… …and I’m the next breath, a little tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Zen Master, who died this …
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A Year And A Day: “The Hill We [Still] Climb”
Gonna use parts of this one over the next several weeks (and beyond) -- what an amazing piece with so many insights -- but to start let’s hear the whole thing, a year and a day since Ms. Amanda Gorman shared this vision with the world... and set the tone for the way forward, forward …
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