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THE OTHER PORTLAND, NOT THAT ONE

The other Portland is not an event, a gathering, or a cause. It could have been anywhere, but Portland just so happens to be where I started my career, met my wife, had kids. It is where my kids got married. I’ve had the city on my mind all my life, from driving past as […]

COMPLAINING COMPLAINER EXPLAINED

How does a complaining complainer solve problems? First they complain. Then they complain some more. To wrap things up they add a little more complaining. There you go, problem solved. Or is it?

PASSED OVER? TAKE ANOTHER LOOK

Getting passed over on the job is a sign, but for what? A new job? Where else does it happen with sad results? Any time it happens to you, and it’s happened whether you admit it or not. Try on not default to bitterness and blame right away.

HARD TRUTH FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE

Hard truth comes in one flavor, and it’s not sweet. It’s more of a gag-reflex flavor. You listen, want to disagree, but you keep listening instead. Then you go to the ICU? Maybe.

PROBLEM CHILD GETS ALL OF THE ATTENTION

The problem child is only a problem if they grow up to be problems for others. And themselves. Who wants to be a Problem Adult? No one. And yet, here we are.

PERSONAL IDENTITY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR

Personal identity starts the moment you meet someone. You’ve got yours, they’ve got theirs, and the games begin. Maybe you go first and talk about the love you feel for where you grew up. Or they go first and talk about why they left where they grew up as fast as they could. After that […]

HOMEWARD: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY

Homeward bound isn’t so much a destination as it is a memory. Sure you can go home, but is it really home if you’re gone a while? Yes it is, and it’s the memory that defines your relationship to where you are. Are you home? Close to home? Check your look in the mirror to […]

CONSISTENCY HABIT? WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE

If a consistency habit sounds like one step away from living in a rut, then you’re doing it wrong. A rut, or living in a rut, is the hole you’ve been digging. When life said ‘Dig in’ you started and never stopped, never asked why. That’s a rut you’ve been plowing, my friends, and I’m […]

THE OTHER PORTLAND, NOT THAT ONE

LIFE WRITING RULES

COMPLAINING COMPLAINER EXPLAINED

PASSED OVER? TAKE ANOTHER LOOK

SEATTLE FREEZE WARMS TACOMA

HARD TRUTH FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE

PROBLEM CHILD GETS ALL OF THE ATTENTION

PERSONAL IDENTITY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR

HOMEWARD: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY

CONSISTENCY HABIT? WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE

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