Mentally drained

Mentally drained Just a quick note to everyone. Since my last post, I’ve been very busy, mostly with family and friends. However, I’m now back, at least in spirit. My body is straining to keep up with my desires. That is, writing and keeping up with my friends and followers, all the stuff that makes…

Text about stress and passion in work.
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Working Hard

All my life I have strived to do better, improve myself, help the community, love my family, and cherish my significant other. It’s hard work but it’s easy work as well. Seems like a contradiction, doesn’t it? I don’t see it that way. Take for example, the quote I just found. “Working hard for something…

A pathway through bright red torii gates with an inspirational quote overlay.
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Leave a trail

Good morning all you readers out there. I had a long and tiring weekend but today I’m refreshed and happy. I spent Friday night with friends who cooked us a fine meal and engaged me with spirited conversation well into the night. Saturday, I went to a wedding at the ball park. After the wedding, the reception was…

Inspirational quote about goals and planning.
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Goal without a Plan

I was poking around this morning, wondering what I might write about and I stumbled across this quote. “A goal without a plan is simply a wish.” CalamusWorks I can’t think of a day in my life where I hadn’t chosen a goal without establishing a plan. It seems natural to me. I make plans…

Stand out in a crowd
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You sometimes describe yourself as ‘deviant’. If you consider yourself normal, why is that?

Let’s go back to Webster’s Dictionary definition of the word. Deviant def: ‘different from what is considered to be normal or morally correct.’ Now mind you, I say that I am sometimes a deviant from the side of my mouth, in jest. Yet, I do feel that at times. I was raised in a traditional…

Countdown to 2016
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2016 May it be a great one!

2016 A great one to come? You’ll note that the image I’ve used for this post is one where the year is scratched into the sand. It’s beach sand and I wonder, will it be washed away from the surf, scraped away by some angry foot or harden and turn to stone for all eternity….

New Year journal
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As 2015 winds down

As 2015 gives way to 2016 As the year 2015 winds down and as we prepare to welcome 2016, I plan on remembering both the good and the bad that happened in my life this past year. If there is any one thing I’ve learned this past year, it’s that our failures as well as…

Portable Computers
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Where do you write?

“Where do you write?” This question was posed to me recently so I thought I would give it a stab. Everywhere, I suppose. I do remember that I started writing my initial books sitting on my deck in the middle of the summer. Not exciting to most but I was able to soak up the…

Red wine and candles on mantle
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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas On this day, around the world people are celebrating the holiday as is their custom in their native lands. I hope you remember the ones you are not with you on this special day. Whether they be protecting your country, on assignment helping to support their families or simply living afar, please send…

Christmas lights in pine
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Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings Wishing you and yours the very best time in this holiday season. I welcome your comments regarding your season’s memories or if you simply wish to share a season greetings to a loved one. I’ll be happy to share them with all of my followers.