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CARE ENOUGH TO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON OTHERS

July 31, 2021 by

When I had to care enough to do things caregivers do, I used to joke, “It’s easier if you don’t care.” It was funny back then because I did things caregivers didn’t do and it earned me the title of ‘Heroic Caregiver.’ That was a name given with certain trepidations because heroic caregivers are one […]

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MEDICAL ADVICE SAVES LIVES SOONER THAN LATER

July 30, 2021 by

Medical advice is different than mechanical advice for a car? While it is shocking news to some, the wrong advice can kill you. The guy at the car wash says your brakes are fine because you stopped when they gave the sign. But those brakes are grinding at every light. When is the right time […]

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PUBLIC PERSONALITY FAIL DISAPPOINTS YOUR MOMMA

July 29, 2021 by

Displaying a public personality means taking a side. Otherwise, why bother? If someone has something to say, by all means, get it out. Say your piece, then sit down. But that’s not the way it works. Too often they skip the part about sitting down. The correct way to present a public personality goes like […]

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SELF CONTROL: SETTING AND REACHING ACHIEVABLE GOALS

July 28, 2021 by

The best examples of self control come from those who have reached their limits. They set a goal and worked toward it. If it was an easy goal, they hit the mark and moved on. Unrealistic goals not met leave a haunting reminder that we’re not who we thought we were. The self-aware person gets […]

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NEEDING MORE: HOW TO CONTROL THAT EMPTY FEELING

July 27, 2021 by

Needing more of something depends on age. Kids needing more kid stuff like their friends; young people need more experience than they’ve had time to acquire; old people need more time to figure out what they missed along the way. We’re needy from the start. Babies need more mom and dad time, grandparents need more […]

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INFLUENCE YOURSELF FOR LASTING RESULTS

July 26, 2021 by

How can you influence yourself without thinking the influencer is clueless? I don’t like being told what to do, but that’s where we all start. “Put your things away. Clean up after yourself. Show some respect.” Who hasn’t heard that as a child? Who hasn’t said it to a child? From appearances, not everyone was […]

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PEER PRESSURE WITH A PUSH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

July 25, 2021 by

Peer pressure works unless you’re so special that you have no peers to pressure you into doing things. Are you ‘Peerless?’ If you are, congratulations. Tell your mom hello from the rest of us, superstar. We like to think we’re special, unique, without peers, but how can that even be possible? It’s not. Even the […]

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PORTLAND BRIDGE RUN AND RESCUE AFTER DARK

July 24, 2021 by

This is my favorite Portland bridge, the Hawthorne Bridge. The picture makes it look longer than it is on foot, or on a bike. When I lived on the west side, I had a job on the east side and crossed it twice a day. Then I moved to east side and worked on the […]

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ONE HOMETOWN VS ALL OTHER HOMETOWNS

July 23, 2021 by

One hometown is like any other town they say. Whoever ‘they’ are, they’re wrong. “A hometown is where young people bide their time before their real life begins,” goes the standard line. “It’s where kids first learn about the real world without bearing the consequences.” Not the case when the hometown is North Bend, Oregon. […]

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IMPERFECT GOALS? NO ONE SAID YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT

July 22, 2021 by

Imperfect goals are a good reason to write, to explain, to instruct. It doesn’t take a licensed teacher with three masters degrees to understand the pressures of perfection. “Do your work the best you can and let it stand” is the right motto for moving forward. The hard part is watching it all get torn […]

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