Category Archives: The “Now”

A Different Eventual Destination

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Every decision you make—every decision— is not a decision about what to do. It’s a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All … Continue reading →

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Stored, But Not Being Used

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

There was just not enough time early this morning to write this blog and still make an important meeting at work. So here I sit eating at my desk and writing during my lunch break. Before leaving for work, I … Continue reading →

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Stuck In the Labyrinth

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past… From “Survivor” by Chuck Palahniuk Who am I now? Who have I been? Who will I become? Those “who” questions rattle around my psyche … Continue reading →

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“Now” Is ALL There Is

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

A man is as great as the dreams he dreams, As great as the love he bears; As great as the values he redeems, And the happiness he shares. A man is as great as the thoughts he thinks, As … Continue reading →

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To Learn and Grow

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Another new day has arrived I am blessed to get to live. Some things I do will be well done. Others mediocre at best. Through it all I will try to live the hours better than yesterday. I will do … Continue reading →

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Full Power Ahead

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

If “holding on” was a class one could take, I’d get an A+ without having to study. Being a world-class practitioner of the tightly gripped past I have both benefited and been hurt by my stubbornness. It’s takes strength and … Continue reading →

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Kissed My Comfort Zone Goodbye

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Over time my comfort zone has become something of a trap; safe and comfortable, but stifling to my growth and realization of my dreams. My ‘rut’ is a sweet pill similar to “Soma” that Aldous Huxley described in “Brave New … Continue reading →

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True Hope Is Made of This

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

Writing yesterday about a great love of long ago and mentioning losing her was the beginning of my demise into dysfunction has turned out to be an interesting piece of serendipity. The spiral that began back then is illustrated by … Continue reading →

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Memory of the Heart

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Two psychologists, Michael McCollough of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and Robert Emmons of the University of California at Davis, wrote an article about an experiment they conducted on gratitude and its impact on well-being. The study split several … Continue reading →

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Right Here, Right Now

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Once upon a time there was a man who spent his life in a hurry. He was always headed toward something or getting away from something else, but never seemed to arrive anywhere. He would drop things because he’d bump … Continue reading →

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