We are pretty good at recognizing hostility when it is directed at us, heck sometimes we even imagine hostility coming at us when there is none. But what about the hostility we direct at ourselves? Yes, we can be hostile to ourselves. Sometimes the hostility is overt; “You fool, you overlooked that.” Sometimes our […]
It’s OK to feel sad, it’s OK to feel happy. It’s OK to doubt ourselves, It’s OK to walk in absolute confidence. Way too often in the world of positive thinking we get the idea that when we inevitably find ourselves feeling out of sorts that we are doing something wrong. This is simply not
Here’s one of those things I am not all that proud about; my quest for approval. Know what I mean? When you know what is the right thing to do yet you do something else simply because you believe it is what someone else wants? Not a great feeling is it. Humans are, by nature,
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Although Donna Summer sang this song beautifully in the 70’s, it’s not much of a credo by which to live. Have I mentioned in these blogs that words have power? Do you want to just survive, or do you want to thrive? It takes the same amount of energy to commit yourself to surviving the
For the most part I am a very happy guy. You have probably picked-up from these blogs that I like to live from possible and see the positive in all things. True, and true, but last night I fell into a funk. My beloved said something to me which was both true and very loving, but
You plan an adventure vaction. You get all the fliers for your destination, review all the possibilities for tremendous experiences, the perfect transportation, even the perfect things to pack. Everything possibility for the most wonderful trip of your life. Every eventuality you can conceive is planned for. Hurrah for you! You have been placing into consciousness
On my first day here in Japan my lady and I boarded one of the many,many trains which serve Tokyo to travel into downtown. At first I was kind of in amazement at all the people moving about, all in their work uniforms, looking at their electronic devices or reading. But very soon I started
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Sunday was Fathers day. As a group we dads often get less attention on our day than mom does on her day. This is not worth an argument; the point is along with the lesser attention and hoopla comes the question “What have I done to be proud of?” I am so happy to say
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Want to really run a relationship into the ground? Say “I told you so.” It really doesn’t matter if you were completely right, saying “I told you so” is a relationship being killed slowly. No one likes being reminded they made an error, so the response, be it spoken or unspoken, is uniformly negative. The question you get to ask
You know what I mean by romance; life is perfect, all things are possible, the sky is bluer, you are happy, you put your best foot forward all the time. Ah, romance; what a wonderful place to live. But romance does not have to be directed at someone else to be wonderful. What if one
