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Blog #732: I Give It 15 Names

Sometimes...Some days...Some moments... Reality stings extra hard. ______ Stings have many names. Invalidated. Invisible. Ridiculed. Humiliated. Blamed. Heartbroken. Ignored. Insulted. Cheated. Forgotten. Devalued. Offended. Rejected. Disrespected. Betrayed. I have...

Blog #731: Shouldn’t We Ask?

“Is it working?” Honest answers may be brutal to consider.But since we get only one shot at this living thing... Shouldn't we ask? ______ The question is not one everybody will answer. I mean, really... Who among us wants to take a walk through their own life crap and...

Blog #730: Belittle Yourself Much?

I reached the end of my hike and came acrosstwo preschoolers playing on a giant dirt hill. With their dad keeping a watchful eye on them...I shouted to the boy who had reached the top. “Are YOU the king of the mountain?” He shouted back:“No. I'm the kin’ of the dirt!”...

Blog #729: I Sat Next To One

We might not see them...But they're everywhere. They've risen from the ashes. On a recent flight…I sat next to one. ______ When you’re taller… You consider it a small miracle when you get a rare seat with extra legroom in the emergency section on Southwest. On Sunday,...

Blog #728: Do You See Both?

"Where am I?""Where do I want to be?" Two questions honored with honest answers. ______ Do you know yours? When I sincerely assess my life with heart, mind, and time…I see two photos of myself as I look into myself. Photo #1: I see what I love about my life. It’s good...

Blog #727: The Ones That Haunt

Maybe…We screwed up big in life a couple of times. And maybe…Those moments still haunt our core. (If you relate, I wrote this blog for YOU.) ______ Brutally bad decisions come in many forms. Some majors? She totaled her car.She missed her insurance payment.She has...

Blog #726: An Email from “Dude”

Ready or not...Our 2026 adventure has begun! What will you create this year? Change?Consistency?Opportunity?Inspiration?Happiness?Harmony?Health? ______ Choose one. Or two.Or three. Or choose all seven. As you begin to ponder and plan 2026...Let me nudge your brain...

Blog #725: My 2026 Secret?

It goes by too fast. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2026. That's 41 short years. ______ It seems... A new calendar gets tacked up more quickly the older I get. I often feel the quick movement of time. And life. That's why many of my blogs are extra direct. I...

Blog #724: My Letter to Santa

In this blog on Thursdays... I often share emails I writein response to emails I receive. But this week... I'm sharing an email I'm initiating.It's to a guy named Santa. ______ Me writing to Santa? Can we ever be too old to wish for a bit of magic in our lives? I...

Blog #723: One Last One

Over the years that I've written this blog… My heart has been pincheda few times by readers’ emails. But the email below pinchedharder than any I’ve ever received. ______ My friend Shawn, You are my friend, though we’ve never met. We’ve bonded over the years through...
#493: Time to Catch My Tongue

#493: Time to Catch My Tongue

"Talk. Talk. Talk.""Talk. Talk. Talk." A million people talk about the steps they're going to walk.A thousand people ever walk the steps they talk. For me? No more talking.Time for walking. There comes a time when our feet should catch up with our tongues. Now's my...

#492: Pee Pads, Screwy Emails…and Going Sideways

#492: Pee Pads, Screwy Emails…and Going Sideways

Some days...things go sideways. What does "sideways" mean? It means something went crazy wrong. It means that our plans got hijacked. It means the not-so-good and unexpected happened. Like for me this morning...all before 8:00. 1. I received a cringe-worthy email. As...

#491: They’re in All of Us

#491: They’re in All of Us

Big Ass Things. On July 24th...I'm starting one. I'm walking across Spain. Despite having already walked across seven countries and pedaled a bike solo across the U.S. twice...I'm still as nervous as hell about this one. That's just being REAL. But I will do it. I get...

#490: Hallmark, Couches and Wake-Up Calls

#490: Hallmark, Couches and Wake-Up Calls

I've been hearing a wake-up callin my head for a while. "Go be you." In response to the world shutdown over the last year, a few things that fed my best me were taken away: stage speaking, world travel, creating comfort-zone-stretching adventures. In all transparency,...

#489: Did My Tortoise Really Say That?

#489: Did My Tortoise Really Say That?

"Fibs" is my tortoise.He knows how to survive tough times. I found Fibs in my backyard while I was mowing the lawn. As I was pushing the electric mower across the yard, I came up to an odd-looking, dome-shaped, multi-toned, strange..."What in the world is THAT?" "Is...

#487: How Many People Know?

#487: How Many People Know?

The two were walking fast.A giant chocolate-colored poodle and her walker. My Chihuahuas and I were 3/4 around the morning's walking loop when the two raced past us going the opposite direction. They were cranking it. Twenty minutes later as me and my two mini...

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