Blog 219 – Blast Off Combined with Embrace The Suck

The 5 second rule or Countdown and Blast off technique is working! I realize that motivation is not reliable, especially for things that are hard, new, tedious, scary, uncomfortable, or borun; yet are the things I know I should do. That is the key, knowing what to do AND acting on it. The embrace the […]

Blog 218 – 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Blastoff!

I know what I should do, but I hesitate. A few moments go by and some part of my brain talks me out of it. And, I fail to take action. This is something I do, and it is frustrating! It is a bad habit. It seems to be a common thread at the root […]

Blog 216 – Blog Writing Strategies

Writing a daily blog as a means of self discipline is a great challenge. I mentioned   this goal to a friend  who is a professionl  photographer and  yoga instructor;  a person who seems “self-actualized. ”  She looked at me with a grave expression and said that doing so was was no joke, and very […]

Blog 215 – Positive yet Discerning

Do we bring uur own weather with us? If we are stressed out, is it the situation we are in, or is it us? These are Questions I’ve bean thinking about lately. I’m Convinced   that   our perception,  how we see the world, Shapes  and influences the reality we experience. This is an old idea that […]

Blog 214 – What To Do When You Are Down

When you are going through tough times in life, remember that you have made it through difficult times before. You are stronger than you think you are. Force yourself to get up and take a shower and put one foot in front of the other and you will walk right through.  Get physical exercise,  some […]

Blog 213 – Communicate Until Resolution and Equilibrium

Returning home to a new paradigm.  The long short summer is over,  and kids are returning to school.   We are returning to our home after 14  days on the road,  starting our oldest child at college, visiting with family, touring national parks,  driving through 14  States, and experiencing astronaut-like proximity with our two remaining teenagers […]

Blog 212 – Something to Remember and Learn

A lot can happen in 12 years. That many years had past since I’d seen my Aunt and Uncle, but I  was finally  back in Nebraska  with my  wife and now mostly grown kids.  Along with the years passing, so had passed many people in our family. After the greetings and small talk petered out, […]

Blog 211 – Still The Same

Plutarch the ancient historian recounts how festivals and feasts were created in memory of famous heros or perhaps lovers whose love ended in tragedy, or perhaps a demigods exploits. In  his book, Plutarchs Lives, I notived he would describe the origin of the feast or  festival and then say, “and they still celebrate every your […]

Blog 210 Exploring New Territory

Today I am looking forward to driving down new roads, seeing unfamiliar territory. I have always bech attractIed to novelty, the new ( to me) road; so, today I will take some side roads away from the Interstate Hwy.and see some new places we have been wondering about. There are obligations and commitments that are […]