Work Life

What jobs have you had? Paper Route Locker Boy Lifeguard Swim Instructor Courier Sales Guy Sales Manager Sales & Project Coordinator Logistics Guy Planner Logistics Guy, Again. That’s 45 years in a nutshell. It’s been a good run.

State of Mind

Daily Prompt: “What does "having it all" mean to you? Is it attainable?” Just enough, having it all, mindset, not mind, house, life full of stuff, Food to eat, clothes to wear, roof over your head, loved ones aplenty, Got those things? Got it all, got it all, GOOD.

Adjusting

Daily Prompt: “What are you good at?” Adjusting. I think I’m pretty good at adjusting. Course. Actions. Priorities. Plans. I accommodate. I support. I respond to situations as they develop and modify as needed to go forward. Problem? Obstacle? Unexpected challenge? Modify you approach and plan and keep going. Adjusting. I’m good at adjusting.

Daily Prompt: Train West to East, Car East to West

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? What a great question this daily prompt… Considering the answer, lays the groundwork for my first months of retirement, Free to travel, with no set timeframe, bucket list item, perhaps above all others, to travel coast to coast through this vast land that …

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Count

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? Daily prompt, great fundamental lesson, different strategies, same purpose: Neutralize The Negative. My number one way, honed over many, many years, the simple act of counting, forcing a pause…a few seconds, maybe even minutes sometimes, allowing the moment and the negative feelings to exhaust, and …

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Patriotism: It’s Complicated

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? It goes like this for me mostly, about the idea of “America”, the “Great Experiment of Democracy”, the ideals written into the US Constitution, the Rule of Law…for that I feel patriotism…and for the opportunities I’ve had by living here, most appreciative… For the leaders …

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