Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Hedonistic Pirates: Modern Indulgences
One day I was working in one of my favorite local café’s to focus down and get work done.
Sitting close by was the unwitting subject of this discussion.
The café is a public place. There were lots of people sitting around doing what they [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Alphabet Soup
Texting.
These days, everyone does it, unless they are on an airplane. Even church pews and movie theaters are not exempt from the buzzing and dinging of text message notifications.
Of course I have the usual etiquette complaints such as texting [...]
Ready To Give Up Some Things & See Your Happiness Explode?
All of us seem to hang onto so many things that cause us pain, stress and much soul-searching.
We need to let some things go – throw away old habits and allow ourselves to be truly happy.
Ready to go?
Give up your need to always be right. [...]
30 Second Cure When You Just Feel Like Screaming!
How many times a day do you just feel like screaming?
Most of us lead frantic, chaotic, stressful lives. Whether you have young children hanging on your bathrobe, you face a daily grind of a workload, or you travel for a living, we all feel [...]
Mark Sanford’s Tricky Path To Redemption
Ike Washington is a made up character but Mark Sanford – U.S. Congressman Mark Sanford – has a story that is stranger than fiction.
Yet the two are connected. Both commit a grievous wrong that begins in secret and ends in disgrace. Discovered, [...]
Why Are Criminals Moving From PCs To Mobile Devices?
The number of households in the United States that rely solely on mobile phones continues to increase.
As of July 2011, 31 percent of households had mobile phones and no landlines. Additionally, almost one in six households used mobile phones [...]
The Midlife Sage: Granny’s Guidelines For Graduates
I’m the commencement speaker next week at the College of Southern Idaho.
I could tell them they are doomed, there aren’t any jobs, the country is on the brink of destruction, they’ll never get out of debt, and they should move into the [...]
Daddy Danced
A lifelong athlete and WWII Navy Pilot, Dad had always been muscular and handsome.
Then several years ago after surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage, he was unable to walk and became forgetful. Then last year at 89, he began to improve.
Going to [...]
What Can We Do To Live A Successful Life?
How would you define a successful life?
Most would say it is all of your material possessions. Yet there are millions of people who live successful lives who are of modest means.
They may not be rich in the financial sense of the word, but [...]
4 Ways To Build Your Self-Confidence
You can live the life of your dreams!
No matter what you want to do in life, whether you want to be an Academy-Award-winning actor, a CEO of a big company, a sought-after speaker or the winner of a marathon, having self-confidence is essential [...]
The “Real World” Relationship
When I was in college, people knew a lot about my relationships without me having ever said a word.
I was told things like, I saw you guys on a date at the Den, so cute – and – Oh my gosh, you guys were so ridiculous last night. [...]
Do You Tune In To Magical Moments?
Listening to the national news, I heard of a shooting star falling to earth and landing in a local park. I thought, “WOW, how magical is that?”
This made me think about all the little moments that felt like magic to me and how much [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Swap Meet
It was that time of year when Garage Sale signs start popping up all over.
We girls had decided that it was time to do some spring cleaning and empty those cupboards and closets for a sale. The venue would be Janine’s driveway, so on [...]
Seinfeld Defies Comedy Expiration Date
What makes Seinfeld funny?
Most of us look at the silliness of modern life – satellite technology that we use for help changing tires, the overuse of e-mail and texting, airport faucets that dribble out water – and shrug.
Not Jerry. Such [...]
How To Keep Your Child From Being A Victim Of Gun Violence
We don’t like to think about someone we love being a victim of violence, but is much more common than you may realize.
While you can’t keep your family totally safe, here are safety steps you can take to protect your child from what, unfortunately, [...]
Don’t Waste The Pain
The first time I was called “fatso”, it was by a cute redheaded boy back in third grade.
I didn’t even know I was overweight. I guess my family didn’t either as they never mentioned it. I went home crying that night and asked [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Avoid Death By Hyperbole
Middle-aged women are entitled to an occasional Snark Attack so they can stomp on civility and ridicule annoying behavior.
This happened recently as I was reading messages on Facebook and then indignantly scoffed at some of the dramatic and [...]
What I Do Today Is Important
What are you doing with your life today?
Such a loaded question… and courtesy of my reading Roy Williams’ “Monday Morning Memo”, where he aims that question at the reader.
Well, I’m writing this and that’s something important [...]
Unconventional Marriage: The Key To Marital Bliss?
Just because you’re in love with someone doesn’t mean you should marry them.
And just because you’re married to someone and connect with him or her emotionally, spiritually, and physically doesn’t mean you can tolerate [...]
Outside The Safe Zone
Are you living in the “zone?”
The zone is where everything is safe and familiar and is always the same.
How does this make you feel? Certainly, at times this makes you feel good. But, if you always stay in the safe zone, are [...]
Are You Limited By Your Imagination?
Do you agree or disagree?
I am sitting here thinking about this past year and realize I am doing things that I did not know even existed a year ago.
Think about your life for a minute. Where were you a year ago? What were you doing, and [...]
Three Similarities You Share With Celebrities
“What could I possibly have in common with a celebrity?” you may ask.
On the surface, it’s a valid question. Based on what they read in the tabloids and see online, most people believe that celebrities are very different from [...]
Mike Tyson’s “Undisputed Truth”
As much as you want to root for Mike Tyson – to hope that he’s done with drugs, violence, and public spectacles, the future is far from certain and his “truth” is not undisputed.
Tyson’s one-man show, which just hit Washington, D.C., [...]
Letting Go Of Good To Receive Better
It seems as though the months are moving fast.
Or is it just me sitting here not doing anything while everyone and everything else in this world is continuing to move? Look at it this way: Have you still not gotten what you want or where you [...]
The Right To Be Forgotten
Web tracking is all the rage with advertisers.
Social media sites are continually changing their privacy settings and revealing more than we are comfortable with. Privacy advocates aren’t happy…and consumers are annoyed.
In response to [...]
The Midlife Sage Says It’s Okay To Run Away
Are you so stressed and tired you don’t care if your shoes match?
Are you being unjustly criticized by obnoxious people? Do you feel like crap because your exercise bike is a clothes hanger and you just finished a one-pound bag of M&Ms? [...]
Have You Had Your Gratitude Today?
No doubt about it, gratitude is the key to a happy life.
People who cultivate gratitude get a major boost of happiness and optimism, feel more connected to other people, are better liked and have more friends, and are more likely to give help [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Fight Tragedy With Tenacity
Twenty years ago an uninsured punk ran a stop sign and crashed into me as I cheerfully drove up 5 Mile Road in my new car.
I regained consciousness in the hospital and had broken bones, multiple contusions, and a damaged occipital nerve that [...]
Fatalities At West Fertilizer Company: Was The Enemy Of Safety Responsible?
Thirty years in the safety profession, countless hours of incident investigations, hundreds of reports later detailing how and why bad things happen to good people, and yet I find the end result is seemingly the same.
A safety process was not [...]
Make Your Way Down Your Path!
Do not simply walk blindly along the path you are on.
Take a moment to pause and examine with discretion and with love where the path will lead and all the choices you have made in life to get there.
If you are brave and inspired by your inner [...]
Secrets From The City Of The Dead
The City of the Dead.
Stretching for miles along the base of the hillsides just beyond the city of Cairo is a group of ancient cemeteries that occupies approximately 15,000 acres, spreading in all directions. What is most remarkable about the [...]
Life Is Not To Be Reasoned With
Ever tried reasoning with a two-year-old?
“Listen, if you have another cookie, you’re going to have a tummy ache, Sweetie,” to which your toddler responds, “Me, want another one,” in an even more pleading voice totally ignoring your [...]
The Midlife Sage: The Proper Care & Coddling Of Curmudgeons
I see old people.
And there is one looking back at me in the mirror. Just yesterday I was cruising down the road in my 1972 Firebird swaying to some saucy songs from Carole King’s Tapestry album blaring on my 8-track stereo and now I’m driving [...]
Have You Found Your Talent?
Is talent born with you or is it made?
Actually, we are born with talent. Sometimes, it is hard for most to identify it. Could it be right under our nose and we don’t even recognize it?
Perhaps, if we listen to others when they tell [...]
What Should I Know About Mobile Cybercrime?
The internet has dissolved the geographical boundaries and technological limitations that have constrained organized crime in the past.
We now live with crime syndicates based in Russia, espionage sponsored by Asian nation-states, and botnets [...]
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