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GRANDPARENT CHRISTMAS BLESSING

December 26, 2022 by

A grandparent Christmas is different than another Christmas? It is for the willing, as in willing to keep things on schedule. Not so much for those who set a time and place and use it for judging others. Like everything else that goes one, things come up to delay the time. But it doesn’t effect […]

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CONSTANT COMPLAINING DONE THE RIGHT WAY

December 13, 2022 by

If you hear constant complaining without end, what do you do? Tune it out? Change the channel? Or listen and learn because we all know it’s impossible to complain all the time. There’s something else going on, but what?

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GET UNSTUCK IN LIFE SOONER THAN LATER

November 30, 2022 by

If you pay attention to your feelings you may find yourself stuck, then the goal is trying to get unstuck. Can’t sleep, worried half to death, snacks in the middle of the night kind of stuck need attention. Here’s what I do, and you can too:

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COLLEGE DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1972

November 28, 2022 by

A college dance had a special allure to high school kids. We were high school homers in 1972; the college was Southwestern Oregon Community College, or: SWOCC. The campus was in Coos Bay, Oregon, a city of mystery and sawdust. I’d never been to a college dance, but I was a high school junior and […]

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ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY OR UNNATURALLY

November 26, 2022 by

If you find yourself alone again, don’t despair. The young people will find others and wistfully remember their alone days. The elderly treasure their memories of an active, busy, life. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. What gets in the way? Social media?

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THANKSGIVING GIVERS GIVE MORE THAN THEY KNOW

November 23, 2022 by

Thanksgiving givers showed up after I moved to Portland, Oregon in 1980. I was gone a short time to learn how people get engaged and unengaged. The lesson I learned sunk in while I trolled Brooklyn, NY. Then it was time to come back.

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TAKE STRENGTH FROM YOUR COGNITION POWER

November 12, 2022 by

Take strength from knowing who you are. If you don’t know, or feel unsure, spend some time to think about it. But don’t be disappointed if you’re wrong. Things change, you change, we all change. Besides, if you don’t already know who you really and truly are, who does?

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NO RESPECT FOR FRAGILE MEN?

November 2, 2022 by

‘No respect’ shows up when you least expect it. At least that’s when it should show up; out of the blue, left field, from nowhere. And it hurts feelings. How many times has it happened to you?

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OREGON ZEALOT AHEAD OF HIS TIME: LON MABON AND THE OCA

October 19, 2022 by

An Oregon zealot once roamed the landscape. As zealots go, he had a good run. It would have been a great run if he’d had more money. Luckily, he wasn’t as well funded as more recent zealots.

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LOVE TRAIN? TICKETS PLEASE

October 16, 2022 by

Does the love train run on time? That’s the question, because you want to jump on board. Instead of the love bus, or love taxi, or boat, it’s train or nothing. So, how long is long enough to wait in the station? As long as it takes. And here’s why:

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