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How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

June 5, 2018 by

    A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work.   The biggest element of teamwork is cooperation, which is in shorter supply than most expect.   For example, in the armed forces all entities compete […]

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HOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS

May 17, 2018 by

    The impact of cancer news hits far and wide, but it is a fastball to the face of the patient and they have no defense. Imagine getting clocked in the head like Tony C and waking up to that ‘new normal.’   Watching it happen in 1967 made a lot of Little League […]

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Betrayal Pain: What Pill Takes Away That Ill

October 24, 2017 by

    Getting stabbed in the back by someone you trust isn’t something you take to the doctor, unless they specialize in betrayal pain.   So make sure you see a talking doctor who understands the situation. Better yet, make sure you understand before seeking a remedy.   A back ache is different than a […]

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Good Enough Is Good Enough Already, Perfectionist

September 9, 2017 by

People love to shop, though not everyone admits they love to shop. Why? Because they want better instead of good enough.   They shop for the deal, the steal, the last one in the storage room, the floor model discount, the object with the scratch no one will notice. But you notice.   You’ve heard […]

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YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. HOW’S IT GOING?

June 8, 2017 by

Human nature kicks in hard on the question of right or wrong. You always want to be right. So does the person who is wrong. If it’s too hard to decide who is right or wrong, find a third-party, but first agree to live with their decision. The biggest problem with right or wrong is […]

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BOOMER SON OF ENGLAND DIES 13 YEARS AFTER STABBING

May 31, 2017 by

Boomer son Alexander Lloyd, dead at age 36, thirteen years after a stabbing left him in the sort of condition that calls for medical miracles. Family care helped him for from age twenty three, then an infection set in that couldn’t be stopped. Alex is the son of my wife’s cousin. My boys met their […]

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PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, pt2: FAMILY TRAUMA

May 5, 2017 by

Illness defines family trauma over time and it’s exhausting. Remember the movie Ordinary People? The family dynamic wasn’t defined by illness, but death of a child. It didn’t go well for the emotional state of all. There’s was a sudden adjustment with a lifetime effect. Living with a pre-existing condition, or around others with pre-existing […]

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SUBURBAN DAD DEATH: THE TIMES, THE TOWNS, THE TEAMS

April 11, 2017 by

Explaining suburban dad death to suburban kids Get married, have kids, and if they’re athletes you’ll see every town within thirty miles. The Canby Cougar will bite you. Get ready to be mauled by a Tualatin Timberwolf. Run from the Newberg Tiger. Every town’s mascot sounds fierce until suburban dad death shows up. Then you […]

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DOES YOUR FAMILY HATE YOU ENOUGH? GET BUSY

April 7, 2017 by

  Family hate means family values 0.  Are you the right gender? Check early pictures to see if you’re wearing the right clothes. If you’re a guy and your baby pictures look like a girl, relax. General Douglas MacArther wore a dress and long hair as a child. It was the fashion, and it didn’t hurt […]

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TRAVEL ENGLAND WITH FOREVER YOUNG MILLENNIALS

April 3, 2017 by

  Aging in travel England Some moments remain frozen in time for better or worse. Remember when you missed middle school graduation and summer football workouts? Your parents decided to drag you around England instead. And your life was ruined. That last thing you wanted to do was be a show pony for your folks. […]

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