Over The Hedge
When we were kids, if anything went over the hedge it was a problem. Not because the neighbors didn’t like us, or would be upset; it just interrupted the game. You had to go around to the front of the Read More …
Category: life
Ask Again
Sometimes, you have to just ask again. Just to be sure. To verify the answer. Checking in on status. Communicating and staying in touch. Today, we ask, “What do you want to do?” as if the decision is not (actually) Read More …
Solve A Problem
Right now, wherever you are, you can probably look around and help someone solve a problem. The questions are: Will they listen to your suggestion? Will it cost them time, energy, money or some other concession? And, probably the most Read More …
Make Your Choice
It is easy when you have to make your choice for what flavor of gelato, or whether you want it in a dish or a cup. Harder to do so when life is on the line. Even more difficult, still, Read More …
Get Engaged
It is nice to get engaged, as in “about to be married”. But, before that happens, you have to connect with and care for the other person. A lot. More than anyone else. Just like when you are really interested Read More …
Stay On Course
To get where you want to go, you have to stay on course. Focus. Ignore the noise. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Trust your gut. Believe. To get to the other side we have to do Read More …
Let’s Think About This
Let’s think about this…all (look around) of this. What do we know? What can we change? What can we do? We have to read the stats. We have to protect ourselves. We have to encourage others to protect themselves, too. Read More …
Not Ideal But
Often, no matter who you are or where you “are” in your life, things may be not ideal but they are okay, and they can get better. Sometimes you just have to put in the effort. Make the investment in Read More …
Yesterday Is Done
Even though yesterday is done and behind us, we still look back. With fondness. In memory. Pondering what could have been. Wondering what we can make it into going forward. But, yesterday is done, there is nothing we can do Read More …
A Good Reason
You don’t always have to have a good reason to do something that helps you… Smile. Relax. Cheer someone up. Make the day end better than it started. So, take a nap, have a cookie, smell the roses, read a Read More …