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    Some Thoughts

    I, like so many others, are stumped by the election of Trump. I’ve had a steady diet of talk shows utterly repulsed by his actions, speech, and overall lack of class. You would think this country would have avoided him like the plague and in some respects they did. If you look at the overall…

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    Guides to Life

    Throughout life, I have had a love/hate relationship with inspirational and motivational posters, statements, and guides. I felt strong enough about it that I wrote my own rules to live by and included it in my book. In fact, I dedicated a whole chapter to it with lots of background to why and in some…

  • Pain

    I was thinking the last couple of mornings, when was the last time I had no pain? Would it ever be possible that it isn’t something I wake with, take a first step with, bend with, reach with, and even sit with? It has become such a pervasive aspect of my life that, at times,…

  • Forty-Three Days

    We are now forty-three days from November fifth and the vote that could change the world, forever, via change for inclusion or change to reverting to some past perceived normalcy. I get that this statement is exactly what most Americans are feeling, but seemingly so many are wanting change and are willing to risk our…

  • What If…?

    I think the most recurring question throughout my life has been what if? What if, is another way of questioning whether you’ve really met your full potential. I don’t care what it is, did I really do everything I could to reach the best I could be? Of course, there are many things I did…

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    Hope

    About sixteen years ago, then Senator Barrack Obama came out with a book called “The Audacity of Hope”. I used to see this book on the shelf and be very cynical about it. I was a John McCain fan. He was a hero for crying out loud, but he also showed great courage in backing…

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    Best Days

    The older I get, the more I find myself trying to define my life. I don’t really mean what was my purpose. I figured that out many years ago. I knew I would never live a life glamourous by nature, but feel I certainly served a purposeful life in many areas. I lived a life…