plenty of time
My fortune cookie said, ” don’t rush through your life- you have plenty of time”. I have always liked to drive fast. Speeding has been a lifetime habit. After a few tickets and 8 hrs of driving school, the sense…
Its personal
Some really shocking programs have been on TV lately. Yesterday, I watched John Stossel interview people who had gone into hiding, been fired, disparaged or had their lives ruined for expressing an opinion that was not considered “appropriate”. The topic…
Op Eds
Today, I have seen two opinion ( editorial and verbal) pieces. The first one was on a clip of The View, in a segment aired on 10/6/15. “You sort of feel that there’s not a war on women, but there may be a…
idiosyncrasies
Idiosyncrasies: A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual. What am I thinking of? I have noticed that some of my loved ones see things in a way that never crosses my mind. Example: If a…
Ethics
It’s a nice rainy Saturday morning. The two girls ( Lily and Amelia) are lying on the sofa, taking up half the space as favored pets are prone to do. They almost look contemplative- staring out the front window as…
sailor at heart
I was walking past this boat, when I heard an excited voice saying, ” Look at me!” I glanced over and was captivated by the young sailor asking his mom to take a picture. So, like any goodhearted soul, I…
agenda
Have you ever been asked, “What’s your agenda?” When someone uses words you don’t use, do you just continue to wonder what they mean, ask them what they meant or look it up? I have tried “wondering” and “asking”, but…
Labor Day
These guys are out fishing and that’s what a lot of folks will be doing tomorrow. All the holidays seem to pass by uneventfully for me. I am working tomorrow, because Labor Day is not a paid holiday for me. Amazing, right?…
Old pictures
Pictures capture so many things. They remind us of emotions and experiences that we might not think of without them to trigger the specific recall. You know what I mean. Completely out of mind, but one photo of a trip…
Anything
What is “it”? What is your anything? What have you decided to focus on? You can do anything, but not everything. ( David Allen) “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible….