How do we handle our emotions? First we admit them. Second we refuse to let anger control us. Third we ask ourselves key questions, if we should act on it (by talking to the person) or let it go. Anger should be treated as […]
Category: Personal
The Real Silent Majority
This is an election year, here, for the United States President. It is said there is a silent majority of people who are not saying who they will vote for, nor put political signs in front of their houses as is the custom. But […]
Why Life Has Its Seasons
When I bought my house, my late father told me to not get attached to it. And the same goes for my neighbors, a few of them recently sold and move out of state. Life has its seasons, and the people we meet are […]
The Beauty of Fog and Mist
There is something about fog that is both beautiful yet mysterious or challenging. Have you ever heard someone say “I need to get through the fog on that” or “this problem has me in the fog”?? Fog is simply condensed water vapor in cloud […]
I Make a Case for Writing My Blog on Vivaldi
I just read a book by Glenn Reynolds, “The Social Media Upheaveal”. He says that we are deep reading less, and learning from headlines more. He also says that many of us share on social media articles that we have not read, more so […]
A Country of Immigrants
The United States is a county made up of immigrants. Many immigrants I talk with say the USA is the greatest country in the world. It’s a land of opportunity. A place where, through hard work, dreams do come true. In my view, every […]
What is Dignity?
Dignity is said to be the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically with inherent nobility and worth. Said another way, then, is dignity the quality or state of being worthy of esteem […]
The Key to Networking
Networking is about relationships and the exchange of ideas, information, or services. And many people today have the thought about networking being the practice in business of finding other people to provide their services to, or personally finding relationships to better their lifestyle or […]
How Do You Get The Talent That You Pay for?
There is this argument among freelancers and contractors, that when you pay for their services that you’re not paying for the service time as much as you pay for the years of experience that brought them to providing their service. I think you pay […]
The Simple Things Are Profound
I spend much time reading blog posts and, more often than not, many bloggers seem to try to be profound rather than just being themselves. By profound I mean to be far reaching in your thinking, or having great insight or understanding on a […]
Are We Being Too Busy?
One of the things I have noticed, or learned, being isolated by this pandemic is that it’s okay to not be busy. I am often thinking ahead about what I need to do, and the slowing down of life recently has showed me how […]
First Thoughts
There are several blogs I host on the internet that require action or response from the reader. So with this blog, my intent is to share my personal thoughts that are not meant to be monetized. Those other platforms didn’t feel like the right […]
