Your First Rodeo
When you have been there and done that, it isn’t your first rodeo. You know what to expect. You know the best practices. You know how to handle yourself. People can ask you questions because you have the experience and Read More …
Tag: experience
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 …
Pick a Color
If you are not ready to pick something for any other reason, then pick a color that you like. This could be for a brand, a favorite flower, or a food. It could be for the outfit someone asks you Read More …
One Perspective
It is one perspective, or maybe another. Yours. Theirs. And the bystanders. But. Different. All valid. All accurate. All acceptable. People can each have one perspective of their life, an event, or a series of events and they will never, Read More …
At Your Risk
When someone you trust, answers your question about a recommendation with the phrase “at your risk” you will believe them. Even if their intel may be older than 2021. Even if you saw recommendations online. Even if the Insta feed Read More …
Perceptions Vary
Everybody’s perceptions vary…and today reminded of this in so many ways. A short or long wait…Actually taking 5 minutes vs. feeling like 5 hours. Reading what you think (want to think)…Text without nuance vs spoken word. Status of another…based on Read More …
Open Ended Conversations
It is disconcerting to leave some topics in open ended conversations while you have others that you want to end. History Education Science Fiction Reality Social norms Politics Religion The ones that are the most fun are the open ended Read More …
Just Be Yourself
The best option for being sure that you can be consistent, is to just be yourself. If you try to “fake it till you make it”, you will probably get caught. If you really don’t like something (or someone) it Read More …
We Can Alway Second Guess
We can always second guess our actions and words… But we don’t always. Either way, it is okay. You cannot change what you did yesterday, but you can think back on it, learn and see how it changed you, and Read More …
Everything is Important
Everything, and I mean everything is important. Period. Sure, some things are more important than others. But, that is not the end of the story. Others are worth a reminder. Mentioning again. Being a nudge. Being a nag; yes sometimes Read More …