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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...
#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...

#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...

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