ANOTHER DECADE
Seven Decades: A Learning Memoir was published in 2013. It was a record of several watershed learning experiences in each of 7 decades that shaped and influenced me over those years. What follows here is a brief summary of the past decade in a similar way and raising up a few experiences and what I
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PRESS ON REGARDLESS
All of us meet situations in our lives that are formidable challenges looming large and require us to decide how we are going to move forward. These experiences come in many forms – in a personal relationship at home or at work; a threatening illness or disease; the unexpected loss of a loved one; raising
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DESIGN BUILD – FAILURE AND SUCCESS
As a noun, DESIGN has two meanings: either a plan, aim, intention, goal, or purpose; or a concept, drawing, shape, sketch, or blueprint – even the entire finished product. As a verb, it also has two meanings; either to scheme, plan, devise, or intend; or to invent, create, fabricate, or BUILD. We can get
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PASSION, PURPOSE AND PLEASURE
Three stages or phases as a way of being and doing and growing. First, exploring and discovering what we care about most and why…. Passion Second, putting that passion into intentional design and actions, what some might call a value proposition as it includes vision, mission and values…Purpose 1 – Who are
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THE KITCHEN FLOOR
Our kitchen floor at the 2-story house on Wayne Avenue was a shining reflection of cleanliness. My mother held cleanliness next to godliness in her list of values. When she visited us in later years she would voluntarily started cleaning out the refrigerator. She would bring a green specimen of something growing on the back
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FUTURE – FACT OR FICTION?
This week features a guest post from a friend whom I met over a decade ago in Mexico at an RV campground. We have kept in touch over the years and I receive his periodic newsletters chock a block full of good information. He does the research and puts it together in his posts. In
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…AND KEEPS ON TICKING
Another day, another year and what to make of that? I make S. crazy with my take on birthdays, and many things. I see things differently. I try to explain my rationale and she isn’t persuaded. It makes sense to me. That’s good enough. Here it is for your consideration. You will understand and
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SUMMER SOLSTICE 2023
(Spoiler alert: This post is compiled from previous, similar ones written for this celebration) Wednesday, June 21, marks this annual event known as Solstice, Summer in the northern hemisphere, Winter in the southern hemisphere. Literally, it’s the moment when the “sun stands still” before it starts back in the other direction and for those
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KAHLID AND I
Early last Friday morning, we find our way to the Instituto Nacional de Migración in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. We started the process at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson to apply for temporary residence in Mexico for a year. At the end of this year we will decide whether to extend this residency
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