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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...
Blog #649: The Days That Didn’t Happen

Blog #649: The Days That Didn’t Happen

Disappointment. I’ll never get used to its sting. ______ As I write this… I’m in Ketchikan, Alaska. My flight over the Alaskan fjords was just cancelled because of the weather. A few days ago, I was in Sitka. I went on a bear adventure. We saw none. The biggest...

Blog #648: Finding Your Favorites

Blog #648: Finding Your Favorites

“This is the best day of my life.” I think and feel the words. OFTEN. ______ An accountable number of times known only to the Gods… I have gratefully and authentically lived the best day of my life. How lucky am I? Or is it really…luck? ______ So right now… I am again...

Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller

Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller

Recently... I spent a moment with a scientist.Then a philosopher.And then a fortune teller. The guy was all three. ______ And he was only in 3rd grade. Uh, huh. Here's the story. The young guy was swimming back and forth in the giant Jacuzzi under the careful eye of a...

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

I have two shorts for you today. One....About harmony. Two...About hummingbirds. ______ One... "There's no place I'd rather be." Those are magic words. They mark the point where we feel total harmony. "There's no place I'd rather be." If we can find that place once a...

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...

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