Let It Go
Sometimes you just have to let it go because there are bigger fish to fry (so to speak) I don’t do a ton of fish frying – but I think you know what I mean. Then, again, sometimes you just Read More …
Month: June 2019
Don’t Need Permission
In other words, you don’t need permission to learn something that you want to learn… You just have to allow your self the time, the energy and will to seek it out. One book might be all it takes to Read More …
Permission to Learn
When you don’t know everything you think you need to know, give yourself permission to learn. Research. Study. Practice. Read. Experiment. Ask for feedback. Try until you get it right…or, at least the way you want it to be. You Read More …
Even After You Graduate
Even after you graduate, you should keep learning new things. It doesn’t just stop…it’s a process. Of course a lot of “book learning” is based on things people have learned from the past, but not everything was that way…after all Read More …
Improve With Age
Many things improve with age. You just have to know the right things…and view them from the right perspective. Wine. Classic cars Cheese. Scars…all wounds eventually will heal. Copper patina. Natural wood stain. Classic novels (well, sometimes – I’ve read Read More …
You Can’t Go Back in Time
Really, I know you can’t go back in time…but it feels like it when the power goes out. Luckily, that was last week – and not tonight. It is harder than ever to find the ability to get the work Read More …
Each Step Closer
The Valedictorian’s speech is not always wonderful…but sometimes, they hit the mark. This weekend, this young man’s words essentially conveys that each step closer to the goal is one step that has actually been taken. Of course, he made a Read More …
Could You Go Back
If you had the time machine, could you go back to whatever year your kids are in school, whether elementary, middle, high school or college to do it all over again – and – do it better? Kindergarten. Sure. Give Read More …
For the Grads
Moms and Dads will do pretty much anything for the Grads. From road trips to find the perfect next step in their life, to helping them choose what applications to file and everything in between. College is a next step Read More …
Christmas in June
I’ve heard of Christmas in July, but not Christmas in June before… Until now… When I found a lost Christmas stocking, filled with at least one item that I thought we had thrown away with the wrappings and leftover trimmings. Read More …