Independent
"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm." - Swedish Proverbs The idea for this post came to me this week while listening to the radio on my way home from work. A newsperson reported on a sign the county had
Big Sky Baby
Are You Ready?
"I've found that if I pray for God to move a mountain, I must be prepared to wake up next to a shovel." - unknown. Constantly, we are trying to mitigate the damage that life might inflict upon us. Experience has shown that through preparedness, we can
What Are You Worth?
"The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. I recently experienced a situation that made me feel ashamed that I had never experienced what it was like to shop in a bougie store, and
Your Energy
Taylor Swift said something that went viral a few months ago. It was something like "Treat your energy as though it were a luxury item." Basically saying to be selective about where you are spending it. This assumes that energy is a rare commodity, something that, once depleted,
The Future
Kahlil Gibran said, "Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it." And who can blame us? We stockpile food, worry over retirement accounts, and take our vitamins. We do everything that we possibly can to mitigate disaster. Many would argue
Teamwork
I recently came across two very different YouTube videos, one about Russia and the other about China, that made me think about the future of humanity and the world that my children will have to navigate. The one about Russia highlighted the loss of assets recently for foreign companies and
What You Deserve
"There is no way in which a man can earn a star or deserve a sunset." - G. K. Chesterton. There is a saying that I am sure that you've all heard and may have repeated, "You get what you deserve." There is evidence to
Indifference
"Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low." - Henry Ward Beecher. What happens when we stop caring? Not just about the big things, but about
Asking The Right Questions
"It was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never question anything." - Joseph Heller. I think we all understand that asking questions is essential to personal and societal growth. Some of our first communications while learning to speak are questions. There is a learning curve here, though,
Blame
"He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived." - Chinese Proverb. I have noticed that we seem to be living in the age of blame. All our problems are someone
Embrace The Suck
Embrace the Suck- (verb, military slang) to consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant, but unavoidable for forward progression. My son has been in an Army boot camp for a week now. I have not heard from him, but I am sure that his life is rather hard
Curiosity
"Curiosity, especially intellectual inquisitiveness, is what separates the truly alive from those who are merely going through the motions." - Tom Robbins. Curiosity is "a strong desire to learn or know something." Curious people are said to be open, adaptable, deep listeners who possess a positive outlook.