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TALKING DOWN TO SOMEONE? WHY

How can you tell when someone is talking down to you? It might be the clarification questions you ask that gets them annoyed to the point of explaining everything a few times, very slowly. Or it might their regular way of communicating. Which leads to more questions, like, “Why be a jerk?

EMOTIONAL CALLOUSES GROW WITH LIVING LIFE?

Emotional callouses are one way of navigating difficult times. The problems start after difficult times pass. Should you rip the callouses off like an old bandaid, or let it ride? Before you decides, review those hards times so you know the possibility of them returning.

IS FREE WAY THE RIGHT WAY? YES IT IS, AND HERE’S WHY

When you hear the words ‘free way’ what do you think of? The freeway, the highway, a road, the interstate? Or do you think of freedom to live your life better than you ever have. Let’s go with the last one.

LONDON CALLING AND THE ANWER IS?

The wife and I answered to London calling for the third time. For the second time we flew in on a big old jet plane, the other time was the Chunnel. Call me historically haunted, but coming into town in the same air space as the Battle of Britain is quite a bit to process. […]

FEELING JAMMED FOR TIME? AND EVERYTHING ELSE

I’m feeling jammed for time when I hear this in my brain: “I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” “Be On Time,” is my mantra. I’m saying it right now. (beontime beontime beontime) Can’t hurt but, ??????

DELAYED SATISFACTION FOR DELAYED REGRET?

Ask Portland baby boomers about delayed satisfaction and brace yourself. You might hear about training to climb Mt. Hood, or skiing Black Diamond trails, as well as the retirement account they focused on for forty years. Ask about the future and expect a solid take on living for the day. Why? Because they’ve already delayed satisfaction as […]

DREAM CATCHER HOLDS TIGHT

Hang on to the good stuff as long as you can Picture your dream catcher self at a SoCal party with your wife’s high school friends. It’s all good in a Santa Monica apartment complex, except for the pet. Not a kitty, not a puppy, not a dream catcher, but a huge freaking snake.

AMERICAN LIFE PLAN FOR LIVING UNGUARDED

An American life, yours and mine, is based on a certain freedom. Those freedoms are listed here in the National Archives Museum. If that’s not enough freedom, you might ask ‘what is enough?’

THIRD ACT LIFE: THIS IS WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND

Life’s third act is different than the end of a drama. In a play, everyone goes home. In life the end is death, which sounds overly dramatic. One question: Is it better to go quietly and leave the mess and problems unsolved? Problem solvers say, “Heck no.”

TALKING DOWN TO SOMEONE? WHY

EMOTIONAL CALLOUSES GROW WITH LIVING LIFE?

IS FREE WAY THE RIGHT WAY? YES IT IS, AND HERE’S WHY

LONDON CALLING AND THE ANWER IS?

FEELING JAMMED FOR TIME? AND EVERYTHING ELSE

DELAYED SATISFACTION FOR DELAYED REGRET?

DREAM CATCHER HOLDS TIGHT

AMERICAN LIFE PLAN FOR LIVING UNGUARDED

TIME TRAVEL WITH BULLIES BEING BULLIES

THIRD ACT LIFE: THIS IS WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND

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