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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...

Blog #722: My Race Against the Clock

Two nights ago…I was urgently racing the clock. I hadn't finished my book. ______ I had checked out an e-book from the library. It's perhaps uncommon knowledge that e-books CAN be borrowed from the public library. It's my #1 way to access books. For this book... I had...

Blog #721: The Greatest Balancing Act of All

"What do you want?" It's a seemingly easy question...Yet the answer rarely is. ______ There are two directions to go with this answer. 1. The head's answer. It whispers of the immediate, the pressing, the needed, and the crushing. "I want to get the shopping done. And...

Blog #720: This One Is For YOU

It's Thursday.It's Thanksgiving. Two reasons I'm grateful today. For YOU. ______ #1: You show up here. I'm hugely aware that in 2025's crazy information-overload climate, you have a billion ways to spend your online reading time. But you show up here on Thursdays....

Blog #719: Yelling Screaming Shouting

How do I keep going through disappointment? (Read on.) ______ A reader’s question… I have paid lots of money to attend too many failed motivational seminars and read too many books that were supposed to change my life. Most got me nowhere but more debt. Success is not...
Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Positive.Energy.Tidbits. I.Have.Three. ______ #1. A friend named Zee. At the end of late afternoon calls, she leaves with these words: "Tomorrow's going to be an amazing day!" Life positively changes a LOT when you walk through it thinking that a LOT. ______ #2....

Blog #644: Here’s Your One More

Blog #644: Here’s Your One More

For 30+ years...I was a runner. Rain? Cold? Wind? Heat?It didn't matter. I ran. Until one day...The nudges added up. And I walked. ______ From college until age 51... Running was my day-to-day exercise thing. I easily averaged 30+ miles a week, finished two...

Blog #643: Bike Ruts…and Hip Hop

Blog #643: Bike Ruts…and Hip Hop

I was hiking on a trail near home. The trail is occasionally shared withmountain bikers and horse riders. This time...I ran into one extra unique. ______ Like most days... It started as a quiet hike. It was just me, the trees, and the sounds of nature. I was, however,...

Blog #642: Scribbling in the Margins

Blog #642: Scribbling in the Margins

It doesn't feel great to say...But the truth is what it is. Each day we live…We lose something. ______ Here are three biggies. We lose a memory. We lose a breath. We lose a day. Those are hard losses. But with a day's losses comes a chance for wins, too. Each day we...

Blog #641: Some DO Last Forever

Blog #641: Some DO Last Forever

"I will.""I won’t." A moment’s choice can impact a lifetime. ______ We always find a reason why we'll do…or won’t do. But is it a good enough reason? Will our reason feel good…tomorrow? Will our reason hold up next month or next year? Will our reason be the one we...

Blog #640: Making a Mark in Hollywood

Blog #640: Making a Mark in Hollywood

For over 25 years... I've lived part-time in Los Angeles.I'm lucky to have met many brave people. Actors. ______ Here's a recent phone call shared with one of them. Her: I didn't get it. Me: Ohhh...no! I'm sorry to hear that. Her: Yeah...I thought I nailed this one,...

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