“It’s not how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward.” Sylvester Stallone…
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I was involved recently in a conversation with a gentlemen who was trying to discover my motivations for being a…
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When you’re a child, everything you have to remember is about how to get through the day. Parents get you…
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I just enjoyed spending a weekend at my in-laws with my wife this past weekend (as this is written). We…
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For most people, if you say the words “home improvement,” their first thought is of improving where they live somehow.…
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As I sit to write this it’s the early part of May 2020. For the past few months the news…
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Not long ago I made a list of the new projects I was starting for 2020. As I reviewed, edited,…
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A few months back my wife and I attended a social gathering of some friends and folks with common interests.…
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Ah, it’s that time of year. For the past week people have been building up to and celebrating Christmas. For…
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I came across this “comfort zone” diagram in my social media feeds and wish I could find out who to…
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A great many people believe that motivation and discipline are the same things. In reality they are drastically different. Motivation…
Continue ReadingThe Value of a Single Day
I have had several friends make fun of me for my outlook on sleeping. As much as I enjoy it…
Continue ReadingLife’s Strongest Warriors
In today’s society we all-too-often here members of various generations criticizing each other. Baby Boomers will call Millennials “pansycakes” or…
Continue ReadingCome Along With Me – An Invitation
As I type this entry it’s “Black Friday” 2019. One of the best memes I’ve seen recently is the one…
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As I sit to type out this year’s Thanksgiving entry it occurs to me that I would never have considered…
Continue ReadingThrive on Your Lifestyle
Somehow, somewhere along the way, we as a society seem to have come to the belief that every person perceives…
Continue ReadingThree Life Rules Worth Repeating
I know that we all have heard these three rules before, but it seems like every time they pop up…
Continue ReadingWhat Do You Live With?
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t speak with someone who is trying to figure out how to make…
Continue ReadingSunday Evening Self Conversation
When I was in my teenage years, I remember my father, almost every night, sitting on his bed, just staring…
Continue ReadingWhat Do We Learn From Autumn and Trees?
The glory days of spring and summer have passed. The days are shorter, the nights are longer, the fires are…
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