A lesson learned ought to last a lifetime. What has lasted a lifetime: riding a bike, tying shoes. What should last a lifetime: That one perfect haircut, true love, your dog. In most cases we adjust the timeline.
AMERICAN PROCESS = THE GRIND
October 9, 2024 by
American process is what we’re famous for around here. The U.S. didn’t become what it is today by scrapping everything and starting over, although some argue that that’s what FDR did in the Great Depression. Not my argument. Why? Because FDR was schooled in the American process. He had been a state senator, assistant secretary […]
MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOING ANYWHERE?
August 10, 2024 by
The midnight train is always going somewhere. You and I? Not so much. Oh, we’re going somewhere, too, but we don’t know where that is. And we’re not supposed to.
BE SOMEBODY? THERE ARE CLUES ALONG THE WAY
June 18, 2024 by
You’ve heard the request to ‘be somebody?’ Be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, and more. The request usually comes from an adult speaking to someone who screwed up. They ask why we can’t be better than what we’re in trouble for. It’s different when we’re in trouble with ourselves.
LIFE CHANGE UP? SAW-WING BATTER, BATTER, BATTER
May 23, 2017 by
See a fat pitch down the middle and get hold of it. After that they all look like a fat pitch down the middle. All you need to do is stand in and swing for the fences T-ball style. That’s baseball, but how does it connect to your busy life?
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 […]
