I think it’s true. #Success comes to those too busy to look for it. But I think it should also be asked, “What are you busy doing?” If you’re like me your mind is constantly running, nonstop. I’m thinking non stop how to improve an existing product I use, build a useful product from scratch that doesn’t yet exist or a myriad of other things, all revolving around making the world a better place and maybe, just maybe...
The old man sat in his gas station on a cold winter night. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. It was just another day to him. He did not have many friends, or at least friends that he did things with. He was starting to feel lonely and unimportant. The man was sitting in his gas station, the one he and his wife built together from the ground up, looking at the snow that...
If you have to try to be cool, you will never be cool. If you have to try to be happy, then you will never be happy. Maybe the problem these days is people are just trying too hard. Happiness, like other emotions, is not something you obtain, but rather something you inhabit. When you’re raging pissed and throwing a socket wrench at the neighbor’s kids, you are not self-conscious about your state of anger. You are not...
I was inspired to start a series titled “Would I Buy It?” after hearing about an 89 year old lady who bought an ice cream shop near my hometown 50 years ago. She appears to be doing quite well for herself. I don’t need to keep lecturing on why I think it’s important to have something else going on besides your job (linear income). If you have been reading for any length of time, then you know all...
Rarely do I discuss politics publicly, but something is bothering me about Trump. Keep in mind I can understand and accept people following him on his economic policies, even though I strongly disagree with most of them. However, when it comes to social issues people are siding with him even when it is often against their own self interests. Why? I believe we can turn to history for an answer. I learned a lot about Hitler and the...
I have been writing about relationships a lot lately. They are a huge part of the human experience. Some people are meant to be with us for our entire lives, comforting and supporting us when we need them the most, some are not. Letting go has always been difficult for me.. for some people it comes easily. Today I want to discuss some of the circumstances where it would behoove you to end and move on from a...
Photo by: Flickr:amboo213[/caption] You’ll have to excuse me in advance, my musings of late have been in a rather torrid of moods. I think it’s where I am in life at the moment, but I digress. A new relationship—whether personal, romantic, or professional—is a lot like buying a new car. Driving it off the lot is pure bliss. As you look around, you can scarcely take it all in. Everything smells, sounds, and looks terrific. You coast through weeks...
Love. It makes the world go ‘round, right? Well, at least that’s the how the saying goes. But is it true? It should be, but so many people confuse love with things like jealousy or possessiveness. This isn’t love. It’s so easy to say you love someone.. but do you really? Whether it’s loving your best friend or the person you are romantically involved with, all love follows the same basic rules. Today I want to talk about...
