Discount or Celebrate I biked the Bluffs Regional Park Trail this morning. (This is part of my new plan to devote more time and effort to my physical fitness. The climb up the bluff is a decent workout. It is fairly steep without any breaks.) I made it to the top just fine but had […]
I’m not into shame
Okay to be human
Okay to be human Human beings make mistakes. Humans are less than perfect. This is a part of being alive. However, many people have stories that it is not okay to make a mistake, or not safe to make a mistake, or that they need to be perfect. This puts people in an impossible position […]
Drifting along like a tumbling tumbleweed
Drifting along like a tumbling tumbleweed Tumbleweeds go wherever the wind decides to take them. They just drift. If we don’t know what matters most and where we want to go and then if we don’t have a plan and act around that plan – then we become human tumbleweeds. We just drift. And, the […]
If you were to talk yourself out of something . . .
Stress Dust
The habit of worry
The habit of worry Worry is such a damaging habit and it doesn’t do anything beneficial for us. Here are two great questions that we can use when we catch ourselves worrying: What can I do about this? And then get into action. Action can change things. Worry never can. And if there isn’t anything […]
Kind of open for business
Already validated
Already validated Imagine parking in a garage and then going to a restaurant that validates your parking. Then imagine that every couple of minutes you go to the hostess stand and check if you are still validated. That would be pretty silly. A much better plan would be to relax, enjoy your dinner, and trust […]