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Gratitude for Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! For any readers who live in places where this holiday is not observed, Thanksgiving is a day we get together with our families and reflect on all the things for which we are grateful. … just kidding. It’s a day when all the women in the family frantically run around preparing unhealthy amounts […]
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It’s Never Too Late to Be a Genius
We live in a time when the definition of of Over the Hill keeps getting younger and younger. At 34 years old, I am already considered old by some. I certainly don’t feel old, but I already find myself looking for physical and mental signs that I am going down hill. Besides some hair thinning, […]
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It’s Never Too Late to Remove Obstacles
This is the second post in a series on life long change called, “It’s Never Too Late.” As we get older, a few obstacles seem get in the way of meaningful change. These obstacles include long term habits, attachment to stability and possessions we have accumulated over time, physical and mental impairments. Long Term Habits […]
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It’s Never Too Late to be Rich and Famous
This is the first in a series on life long change called, “It’s Never Too Late.” Settling Down – A Cultural Phase The phenomenon of working a single, stable job all your life or even following a single career path is historically new. And in today’s market, it is already fading away as an apparent […]
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Changes
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This week, except Thursday’s Thanksgiving post, I’ll be writing about making changes and entering new frontiers as we get older. In the series, “It’s Never Too Late,” I’ll share stories of people who have made profound life changes late in life. I’ll discuss the benefits of age. And, I’ll touch on reasons some of us […]
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Web Authors Who Inspire Me XIII
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Here are a couple of my favorite posts I read this week. Karen Shanley of Author Mom with Dogs demonstrates beautiful story telling abilities in her post, The Steering Wheel, where she chronicles a conversation she had with her daughter about surviving a house fire, loosing everything she owned and the lessons she learned. Today’s […]
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Facing Conflict
The mouth of the Big Carp River flowing into Lake Superior in the back country in Porcupine Mountains State Park in Michigan. Most of us do not enjoy conflict. We usually seek peace and symbiosis in our relationships with others, our jobs and the many things we juggle in our lives. Sometimes though, conflicts arise, […]