Foil and Hazelnuts
Every year I get asked to go to the store for a last minute item for Thanksgiving. I have tracked these requests over the years and there is an interesting development, sort of representation of where we are at in our lives at the time. THis year it was Hazelnuts and Foil. We did not […]
Lesson Learned from Cooking Turkeys
So I was determined to cook an decent Turkey. I had many failures over the years. When I mean cook a Turkey, I mean smoke a turkey with a old fashioned bbq smoker. So my failures have been legendary. An undercooked bloody mess, an overcooked charred carcass to many other weird failures along the bath. […]
Not a Tree
A tree is beautiful. A tree is majestic. A tree grows. A tree is alive. A tree provides shelter for other plants and animals. A tree is a symbol of strength and peace. However a tree cannot move. You are not a tree. Therefore if you do not like what environment you are in, then […]
Waiting
Of all the difficulties of human life, waiting has to be the worst. Anticipation can be exciting, but delayed too long and humans will do almost anything to get past it. Waitimg. Waiting. Waitimg. Im overcoming frailties, one of the greatest exercises is to force yourself to wait. Delay the sugary snack. Push off that […]
Fullest
Live life to the fullest is a bit of advice that I see printed on a small sign in a restaurant. This is a bit of sage advice, that seems tather trite. I wonder what “fullest” actually means? I spent some time pondering this concept today. What is a full life? I think you have […]
Safe Mode
There is no safe mode. You think you are playing it safe. You tell yourself that to fully commit to a path is too risky. So instead you take the safe route. You play it safe. The problem? Well the greater risk is that you never achieve what you ultimately want to do. You never […]
One Reality
Committing to One Reality is necessary to avoid confusion. To attempt to live in multiple realities is difficult and causes confusion, angst, and many times despair. We are often asked to commit to multiple realities, such as “home life” and “work life” and that alone causes confusion with priorties of heart and mind. I remember […]
Alter Ego Returns
That is right. The alter ego returns. He is back in full force. I have given him an assignment, and he is going to sink his teeth in and relish the opportunity to once again wreck havoc on this world. Guy
Discomfort is Learning
Discomfort is learning. When we get uncomfortable we resist, we avoid, we dodge, we try to change our cicumstance. However, we should stop and take stock. Discomfort is always part of the learning process. Do not be so quick to avoid what makes you uncomfortable, because it is with that struggle you are learning. Learning […]
Calm Before the Storm
Sea Mariners are a very old profession. If you think about it, they were traveling the world under wind power for many thousands of years. The art of sailing has been around for a lot longer then anything we have today. I think about that when I fire up both of my fuel burning V6 […]