YOUGETTO
February 4, 2025
You get to choose. Don’t let the evil things others do influence you. Don’t let the crazies make you crazy. You get to choose. This game is not decided for you. What you get to think, you get to choose.…
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The Next Chapter
June 20, 2024
If you are like me, it’s time for the next chapter in my story. What is behind me is over, and what lies ahead is what is now most important. I can’t leave everything behind. I have memories, I have…
The Gap – Wanting a Good Life
February 15, 2024
Is there a gap between what you want, what you expect, and what you have? How things “should’ be? Maybe it’s something you’d like? Maybe something doesn’t feel quite right? Maybe you can’t put your finger on it, but there…
The Final Lesson –
December 28, 2023
It’s Our Turn I already mentioned this in a previous post, but I thought it was worth repeating. I think it’s a good way to sum everything up. The End of the Story As my dad was in his last…
Lesson #12- It’s hard to take your own advice. I make dumb mistakes all the time. So do others. It’s okay.
November 2, 2023
I’m continuing my series on Lessons from my father. They seem to be getting harder, and more profound. My dad was brilliant in many ways, but he was horrible at taking his own advice, or at least it seemed that…
Lesson #11- About Evil – Evil is a real thing, and there are people who serve it. Most of them are foolishly unaware of the evil they do. Be careful of them, but love them too, and pray for them. Remember that even the best people, with the best intentions can hurt you.
October 16, 2023
This is not a blog post about morality. This is a post about understanding that there are people who do harm, either intentionally, or unintentionally. The harm itself, is real, and has consequences.
Lesson #7- Serve others and you will find happiness
August 24, 2023
If you don’t know where to start, start by listening to them. – from Lessons from My Father ”It’s not about you.” I don’t know who said that first, but it’s a pretty common saying. I find myself repeating it…
I’m learning to celebrate what I don’t do.
July 11, 2023
I’m learning to celebrate what I don’t do; the TV I don’t watch, the debts I don’t take on, the expenses I don’t have, the desert I don’t eat, the drink I don’t have, the time I don’t spend on…
If you want more time, pick something to not do.
July 11, 2023