Those of us who were on the smaller side as kids were well acquainted with school bullies who found great joy by terrorizing us at every opportunity and who often felt immune to retribution for shoving us into lockers and block walls, just because they could. Childhood stature mattered back then. Weaker unprotected kids wereContinue reading “Backing Off A Bully”
Category Archives: Strategizing Life
The Portal
Time and place are fleeting things—so ephemeral and illusive. One instant here, then gone; the next the same. And still we expect them to remain as we wish them to be—available to us always and forever. But they aren’t. I mentioned to a friend that her new home felt very much like it was locatedContinue reading “The Portal”
Signatures of Endurance
“Trees leave signatures of endurance on the grounds, the story of making deep roots in the wild winds.” Jayita Bhattacharjee — Inspiration Showers Those of us who actually reach retirement age also have ‘signatures of endurance’ with every line on our faces or crepey wrinkles in our now looser skin. Our youthful freckles overnight became spreadingContinue reading “Signatures of Endurance”
The Driving Forces of Our Lives
Been thinking a lot about many things lately—some I have control over and some I don’t. What I do know is that ‘change’ is a game shifter for everyone because change makes you recalibrate all aspects of your life—it makes you step back and reassess your previous life direction and your current game plan forContinue reading “The Driving Forces of Our Lives”
Flexing Your Inner Strength
I’ve noticed that some of my closer friends are being more adversely affected by news of the daily antics in DC.; expressing lots of stress and worry now about the upheaval in government structures and personnel firings, etc.. To which I can only say that much of this fallout was inevitable once the die wasContinue reading “Flexing Your Inner Strength”
The Play on Illusion
Now you see it, now you…wait, was it here at all? One week in and it’s the ancient ‘pea under the walnut shell’ trick amid mass confusion. Were you fooled this time? How about the next time he shuffles the shells around? Do you still think the pea is under one of them? Are youContinue reading “The Play on Illusion”
What Is TRUTH?
This is my latest attempt to confront TRUTH as a subject in itself. My first post was Feb 2020 titled “The Truth About TRUTH”. And a later attempt at defining TRUTH was my post from January 2021 called “Who Believes in TRUTH?” So hopefully I won’t repeat myself in this one, but with such popular appsContinue reading “What Is TRUTH?”
“What Happens Next?”
Interesting news headline of “What happens next?” after France’s Prime Minister was just voted out by their parliament. And that is a good question being voiced everywhere: ‘What happens next?’ for all of us as well—not just in France but throughout the world. Things they are a changin’ and perhaps not in a good way;Continue reading ““What Happens Next?””
A (Sort of) Survivor’s Guide
I wouldn’t really call this blog a “survival guide,” but my intent is to offer a bit of positive “coaching” along the lines of how to expand your life perspective—especially pertaining to your personal goals and explorations. That, and I focus on encouraging how to better navigate the challenging obstacles you will inevitably face throughoutContinue reading “A (Sort of) Survivor’s Guide”
“Let It Be”
“There will be an answer, LET IT BE.” That old Beatles song “Let It Be” has been playing in my head the last few days. So I’m going to just go with it and agree. Here are a few of the lyrics: “Let It Be” – (a song by The Beatles) “When I find myselfContinue reading ““Let It Be””
Believing in Yourself
In a world of constant turmoil where your patience has long run out and you find that your limited finances are sadly dwindling in solidarity with your patience—while increasing chaos and mind-numbing media cacophony scatter your remaining wits, with friends and loved ones backing away from your personal crisis situation in self-preservation—there comes a gradualContinue reading “Believing in Yourself”
Releasing Despair
Despair—”an utter loss of hope—a feeling of being without hope and being unable to improve the situation. Despair synonyms: desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness refer to a state of mind caused by circumstances that seem too much to cope with” (from various dictionaries) *** Again, it is often hard to put into words the ‘feeling’ ofContinue reading “Releasing Despair”
FINDING YOUR TRUTH 