Tag: #life balance
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Beyond the triple filter test
In my last post I wrote about filters and in particular the need for language filters when it comes to our speech and what we write. The intent of the post was to challenge us to carefully filter the words that come out of our mouths, especially when it comes to not taking private and…
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Filters please, People!
On April 11th,1970 Apollo 13 launched for a manned space mission to the moon. Fifty-five hours into the journey an explosion ripped a hole into the side of the space craft. The mission went from landing on the moon, to a rescue mission to get the Apollo 13 crew home safely. Of the hundreds of…
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Connections and Community – they are not the same.
I admit it. I flinch and get a bit irate and frustrated when I hear people talk about or use the term “on-line community” I understand and acknowledge to an extent, that those making connections through social media platforms and are involved in forums where members have common interests or goals, like an affinity group…
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Pardon the Interruption
My oldest son C.J. and I meet each Tuesday for dinner and coffee. We usually eat at our favorite place to get Peruvian chicken and then after dinner, head a few doors down to a coffee shop in the same plaza. It’s a special time each week to spend father and son time together, talk…
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Don’t yell at the gift giver!
I recently celebrated my 69th birthday. My wife surprised me with an amazing gift. She spent three months researching and consulting with friends of ours to find the right one. On Saturday morning I was upstairs when she shouted, “Your birthday present is here.” I thought Amazon had delivered a package only to come downstairs and…
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At What Cost?
When talking about the cost of something we usually think in terms of cash, currency. How much money will this item or service cost me? For most the financial resources we have access to in our banking and brokerage accounts are limited. We can’t afford to buy anything we want and must live on a…
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Goals or Objectives?
Goals, objectives, are they one in the same? I think there are some distinctions between the two. Objectives may have a goal component to them, but objectives are efforts or actions intended to attain or accomplish a purpose, while goals focus more on a certain result. For instance, a goal could be to lose 30…
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Why Don’t We Rest?
Three responses that I hear on a regular basis when I ask friends, family, co-workers and even just acquaintances how they are doing is busy, tired, and exhausted. Busyness is for sure a problem. In the workplace the expectation seems to be you are available 24/7. Busyness is worn as a badge of honor if…
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Of course, I’m Pro Choice!
Did you panic or want to tune me out when you saw today’s blog title? Please don’t! I despise it when a group or political movement coopt and manipulate a perfectly good phrase such as “pro-choice” to promote or further their propaganda campaigns and agendas. In the abortion debate (which isn’t a debate at all,…
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Risky Business
Are you a risk taker? For me, not so much. My personality and temperament are much more wired toward stability, safety, and security. For instance, I’m not much of a risk taker in the area of finances and take a much more conservative approach to investments rather than being speculative. You also won’t see me…
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