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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...
#486: Did I…?

#486: Did I…?

Do me a small favor.Ask the question. "Did I like today?" Did I listen to a song that touched my soul?Did I eat a favorite food that brought out my "Mmm!"?Did I learn something that made me whisper "Wow!"? "Did I like today?" Did I find value in how I spent my...

#485: A Dog Named Sweetie

#485: A Dog Named Sweetie

The Chihuahuas and I were on our daily walk.We're always on the lookout for a good adventure. This adventure found us. As we walked near the Marina boat slips, our attention was captured by a little white dog running scared across the parking lot. She hid under a car...

#484: There’s Gotta Be

#484: There’s Gotta Be

If we're gonna do it...there's gotta be a "Day #1." There's gotta be a "Day #1" if we're gonna... Reclaim better heath.Develop improved fitness.Increase strength and flexibility. There's gotta be a "Day #1" if we're gonna... Stop stalling.Quit pretending.Grow some...

#483: If I Only Knew One Thing

#483: If I Only Knew One Thing

From the moment we're born...we're learning lessons. As a baby... I learned to watch faces.I learned my feet can get me places.I learned the sounds I made had impact. As a child... I learned having a pet is having a best friend.I learned there is more to see outside...

#482: Loving the Getting There

#482: Loving the Getting There

Achieving a goal is not what I love the most.It's the trying to get there part. In writing today's blog... It's wasn't hitting "SEND" on the finished product I loved the most...it was chasing an idea and then searching my brain for the words as I wrote it. For each of...

#481: Sitting with Polar Bears

#481: Sitting with Polar Bears

I love a good story.This one's a He Said, I Said. And it's about white polar bears. He said: We live in an ocean of negative sewage! The lies, hate and selfishness... there's so much everywhere that it's hard to not feel bad, mad and sad all the time! I said: Then...

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