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In God We Trust
A baby boy, God’s gift to Sandy and me. He will be traveling in the air, on land and sea. Hugging him daily ’til he rides out of sight, Knowing someday he may stand to fight. His duty has become … Continue reading
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Tagged boy, Country, daughter, duty, family, freedom, gift, Marine Corps, Marines, motto, Semper Fidelis, son, tears, trust, USMC
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Balance
There never seems to be enough weeks in a day. A friend’s blog post, Over-stimulated, cause me to reflect on the ever constant competition for our time. She shared her happiness of being a mom, wife and young woman. Her … Continue reading
Worry
This morning we had a deluge with thunder and lightning. Posts on Facebook from friends in the area ranged from 4.5 to 10.5 inches of rain over night. It all quieted down about 06:30 and by 08:00 a group of … Continue reading
Distracted
I just finished reading a blog post, “How to Miss a Childhood,” by Hands Free Mama which cuts a little at our “new” connectedness. She addresses how mobile devices provide us so many wondrous distractions that we miss presence. We … Continue reading
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Tagged alarm, behavior, bell, blog, book, care, caring, cell, child, childhood, children, comprimise, conference, conversation, dangerous, death, distracted. attention, driving, family, flight, friends, Hands Free Mama, health, importance, Important, life, marriage, pavlov, phone, siri, spiritual, spirituality, TED, Turkle, worker
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Challenges
What are the great questions of life? Are there answers to them? Are the answers correct? I was listening to a book today. It is an audio book. The title and author are not pertinent to this simple post. I … Continue reading
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Tagged answers, assumption, belief, challenge, perspective, philosophy, principles, questions, test, thoughts, values
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Rule of 3s
The Rule of 3s is a rule of thumb about survival. Your survival is in jeopardy after: 3 Seconds without the right attitude; 3 Minutes without air; 3 Hours without shelter 3 Days without water; 3 Weeks without food; 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged air, attitude, behavior, challenge, change, cheap, Coffee, conquer, decision, Earl Nightingale, fake, firefighter, food, free, George Sheehan, happiness, influence, Lead the Field (Audio CD Set), love, marriage, Maya Angelou, mentor, rule, shelter, success, survival, thumb, training, tricks, water
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Want to…
“You gotta want to! You gotta want it!” Many of us have heard this from parents, coaches, mentors and the ever present guru. “You can be anything you want to be. You can have anything you want to have.” Just … Continue reading
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Tagged achieve, achievement, air, Be, behavior, breating, Business, change, coaching, decision, economics, firefighter, fit, fitness, guru, health, healthy, mentor, mentoring, parent, parenting, prioritize, priority, spiritual, Thomas Sowell, train, training, want, will, will power
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Got to die of something…
“A man has got to die of something, because it would be a shame to die of nothing,” is a quote from my friend Joey W. What brings this to mind today is a conversation with my youngest son who … Continue reading
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Tagged action, anticipate, behavior, change, choice, conduct, death, decision, decision making, decisions, firefighter, FranklinCovey, good-bye, Jim Savage, judgement, kill, know, knowing, life, Marine, Marines, planning, practice, predetermined, Question, spiritual, study, thinking, train, training, United States Marine Corps, Veteran, Washington Redskins
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