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LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

November 14, 2022 by

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

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KID COMPANY: VOTE LIKE THEY MATTER

October 18, 2022 by

‘Kid company’ is different than babysitting. Instead of a few hours, it’s a few days. During those days you can see what a kid wants and needs more than you can in a few hours. What do they want? They want ‘you’ all day, so bring your best. What’s that look like?

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SELF ACCEPTANCE? HOLD MY BEER

October 11, 2022 by

If self acceptance sounds like another woo woo to you, take another look. You are who you are, now who you were, or who you want to be. It’s that simple, and that hard. If self acceptance is not for you, then you’ve got problems. What kind of problems, you ask?

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‘BE PRESENT,’ SAYS YOUNG BOOMER HIPPIE

September 25, 2022 by

“Be present, be in the moment.” What’s that supposed to mean? You’re here, I’m here. That’s not enough? Do you remember the first time you heard it, a reminder, an order, to ‘be present?’

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DEFECTIVE OFFSPRING PRAISE SHOW OFF DADDIES

July 9, 2022 by

There is a family of defective offspring that keeps growing. Not all are blood related, but more intent related. They want what daddy wants. Or mommy. But mostly daddy. Why daddy?

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FUTURE CONSEQUENCES BASED ON CURRENT DECISIONS

June 21, 2022 by

Future consequences were on my mind at the corner store. “What are the chances of anything bad happening?” I said at checkout. “I can think of one,” the cashier said. Whether you admit it or not, there are always consequences, planned and unplanned. For example:

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HEALTH UPDATES FOR BETTER LIVING TODAY

June 10, 2022 by

Good health updates work to keep people moving in a lively direction. You know, people? The people you know, the people you don’t know. Those people. Hydration is key: Drink plenty of fluids. Just not those fluids.

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CLOUDY DAYS TAKE A SHORT BREAK

May 20, 2022 by

Cloudy days in Oregon? How can that be? Where I grew up no one complained about the rain. If they did that would have been all they talked about. There’s more going on than cloudy days, but what do you do when all you see are clouds?

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WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME

May 19, 2022 by

My Dad was waiting for the right time to make better relationships just before he died. He was good with his boys, his one regret was his daughter. After his divorce from my Mom he expected changes. But he felt everything would straighten out in the long run.

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BOOMERPDX LIFE LESSONS? #1: MAKE AN EFFORT

March 23, 2022 by

Life lessons start with the first one. One lesson is more than enough to start. Get that first lesson right and the foundation is set for additions. #1: Make an effort you’re proud of.

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