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A new February
I really don’t want to write today. I want to curl up with a 3rd cup of coffee under snuggly blankets and watch completely mindless TV shows or some odd cartel documentary from 2015. I want to distract myself from the task of formulating feelings in my mind that will transfer to my hands and…
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Quibbles & nibbles
7 for May
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Monday Randoms
So many things are a waste of time, you know what’s never? Prayer. Did you know that boats take on water if they aren’t used? Take-away: if you don’t keep swimming, you will sink. I’m sure many of you will agree: I get my best ideas in the car, shower, and on long walks —…
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Real trophies
From age 6 to about age 18, whenever I blew out my birthday candles, I wished to make the Olympic team. Statistically speaking, I got ‘closer than most’ and made it to Olympic Trials and one World Trials. But never the team. There are many parents that win gold medals, others win major awards, eg…
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This holiday, parents can no longer ignore mental health
Dear Friends, I haven’t posted in awhile and not for any particular reason or negative event. On the contrary. November was a time of activity, accomplishments, and celebration. November was personally a month of wins: I finished my screenplay (with my partners) and that’s a big win, as I’ve had a myriad of distractions in…
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Crumbs & Fumes
Seven years ago I started a journal for my son. I can’t take credit for the idea as I read about legacy writing somewhere else and decided to do the same. It’s a journal ‘to him’ and ‘for him’ to open when he’s older – perhaps at 18. Some is just fun stuff and milestones.…
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Your Resume or Eulogy?
So much for my daily Blog aspirations. But I’m back. ‘Back in the saddle again’ as they say. That’s right, a spider bite isn’t going to take me down, but it sure did try, more on that later. Today’s title comes from a sermon I heard earlier this morning. “Should we live for our resume or…
