Category Archives: Growth/Learning

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Heart

A friend who passed away several years ago was about 30 years older than me and lived large right up until his passing. He loved to surf and did so decades beyond when most people stop doing such strenuous activities. … Continue reading

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Knowing What I Need

There was a time when I expected Beloved to know what I needed and to provide it. There were multiple problems with that approach. First, I’ve come to learn that expectations are the cause of much suffering. When I reduce … Continue reading

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The Kind Road

One of my goals with this blog is that when writing a humorous post I want to always take the kind road, mostly laughing at myself (I can take it), while elevating and inspiring others. I also tend to follow … Continue reading

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A Deep Sense Of Who I Am

“You rarely have time for everything you want in this life. So you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.” –Fred Rogers I believe there is much widsom in … Continue reading

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Vulnerability

I just read another great post from “I Stop For Sufferring”. http://istopforsuffering.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/love-and-vulnerability-3/#comment-2178 This one dealt with love and vulnerability. I highly recommned that you check it out. I wrote the following as a comment to her post and decided I … Continue reading

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Investing In My Relationships along the Way Or Paying For It BIG TIME Later

In my recent post, “Blowing the Dust Away” I used the phrase, “…investing time together” A reader commented in part, “I think investing in our valued relationships is a great way to put it.” (Thank you, Cathy!) That got me … Continue reading

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The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

(A re-post from 2010 to share with newer readers) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal … Continue reading

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Blowing the Dust Away

At MaggieMaeIJustSayThis blog, she often asks interesting questions and invites readers to answer them. She recently asked: Dust love get dusty? Here was my reply: Love gets dusty… …but investing time together, finding things to laugh about together, finding things … Continue reading

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A Key Source of Light

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -Rumi We all get wounded in many ways. It is part of the experience of life. But in exchange for the the pain we are offered several huge gifts that … Continue reading

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A Warm Heart on a Cold Day

From the time I was a young boy all the way through my most of my thirties I tended not to fit in with most of my peers. I was introverted, socially awkward, lacked confidence, and often felt shunned and … Continue reading

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