Do They Need to Know
It is one thing to think it, but do they need to know the brutal truth? Consider your words carefully. Just keep it inside. Be able to look the other way. Share good advice, telling stories and allegories – your Read More …
Category: observations
Smiling Works
I know that I have recently talked about this, but I must re-iterate, smiling works. Period. Do it. All you have to do is … do it. Today. Tomorrow. Every day. You will figure it out in your own if Read More …
Here I Am
You can safely announce to the world…Here I am! No one can tell you to be someone else. No one can make you do something you don’t want to do. No one can say you should be different. No one Read More …
If It’s Your Day
If it’s your day, do what you want. Sleep in. Eat anything. Have the fun. Spend the time with people you love. Laugh as much as you can. Cry if you want to, especially if it’s your day you can Read More …
Work the Math
You should work the math out. Rough estimates to start. Get the details. Know the numbers. Then you can take some chances. Make a good choice. It can work to your advantage. Plan it out, work the math and then Read More …
Move Over
When someone makes room for others and decides to move over, without being asked, you know that humanity still exists. Polite. Observant. Accommodating. Nimble. It is not hard to move over and make room. That said, we have all been Read More …
Go Back Through
In person or in a walk down memory lane, go back through the events of yesterday – a year ago – or nearly a lifetime. Pictures. Video. Journal writings. Postcards. Souvenirs. Collected memories. Blogs. Planes. Boat trips. Car rides. You Read More …
First Earthquake
Apparently, you never forget your first earthquake. Where you were, what you were doing and how it felt. I am not sure how many readers have experienced one, but after today, I am guessing that number has gone up tremendously. Read More …
The Voices of Today
I can’t help but wonder sometimes about the voices of today when portrayed in historical settings. It seems normal until you start to analyze the dialogue. Examine and break down vocabulary, phrasing and slang in the book or movie. Maybe Read More …
Those Dates
Those dates that sit in your mind, some how special but even though no one else would recall, you definitely remember. As you go through life, there are (perhaps) many significant things that have happened. This date or that. Your Read More …