Where Your Focus Goes, There Your Energy Flows Oct 19, 2022

I was reading about Solomon in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes.  He was one of the wealthiest kings in ancient times and he was considered brilliant intellectually. Solomon could buy anything he wanted. He was world famous for his success and threw great parties. Legend says that he was...

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Flat Forehead Moment Oct 10, 2022

Epiphany--an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure, better known as a flat-forehead moment.

Two Sundays ago, we left for vacation. We planned to tent camp the for 3 days and then go on to Bend to visit the grandkids. We hadn't camped in awhile and we thought it would be...

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Lessons From Badger Mountain Sep 26, 2022

 

Badger Mountain is not Mount Everest,  but I get some of my best ideas and hardest workouts hiking there.  When the gym closed during the COVID quarantine, I worked out at home for awhile. But Walmart resistance bands and 10 pound weights just didn't cut...

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When We Don't Have All The Answers Sep 19, 2022

"Nothing will cause more anxiety than trying to control that which we can't."

--John Maxwell


When we sold our home in Grandview mid-July of 2019, we had the hardest time finding a home in Tri-Cities that we liked, in the price range that we desired. We had looked at 46 homes by the first week...

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The Forest SEEMS Peaceful... Sep 14, 2022

"Surround yourself with people who are only going to lift you higher and urge you forward."

 

--Me

There's something about walking through a forest that is so peaceful, calming and serene. I get energized, yet calmed to be outside of the noise and distractions of life. I'll bet you...

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Success Is For You, Too! Sep 07, 2022

I love spending time with my adult kids. Both my son and my daughter have this "nothing is impossible attitude." If I am wondering if I can do a thing, they are the first to give me that "are you kidding me?" look followed with, "Of course, you can!"  AND, I believe them. They continually...

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Sing Your Own Song Aug 30, 2022

"You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along."

--Cass Elliott

Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time,...

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I'm Like My Dog At Times Aug 22, 2022

"I'd rather hide under the bed, in the closet, or better yet, take me to Eva's."  --Truffle

 

My dog, Truffle, is at Eva's. It's her favorite place besides home. I took her there because of the Water Follies in Tri-Cities this weekend. As I write this, I can hear the hydroplane boats in...

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