Is your bucket leaky?
A couple years back I wrote about a simple concept used to teach children the proper way to treat others. It’s all based on a book about a bucket. Your bucket is either full or empty. When you’re kind to me, you’re filling my bucket. When you’re not, you’re dumping it. Pretty simple. I was […]
Be the person people will miss
You’ve plenty of time to choose to live Whatever way seems right to you. If I could give you a suggestion I’d likely say You should be the person people will miss. I don’t know what that looks like for you. Perhaps you don’t either. I’ve gathered through mistakes and arrogance A few pointers you […]
Longing for a living
Is there something you desire that you can’t seem to possess? Of course there is. Don’t be deceived, especially by yourself. Everyone longs. Longing is mostly passive, though. It reminds me of a secret. You wish for something but are contented with the wishing alone. The act of wishing becomes the thing itself. This is […]
They should have known
You have expectations. For yourself. For others. Sometimes you know what these are. Sometimes they aren’t fulfilled. This is a pretty common experience. When they aren’t fulfilled you feel let down. By yourself. By others. Sometimes you communicate your expectations. To yourself. To others. Sometimes you don’t. But you don’t remember that part. You know […]
It is for freedom.
Freedom is a mysterious concept. You can be free in one respect while enslaved in another. You can long for it in its absence and take it for granted when it’s near. You can’t hold it, but someone can take it from you. You can choose it, but only for your self. So what is […]
Your roster.
Who’s on you roster? Your bench? Your preferred sports cliche? Really. Who do you allow to shape your thinking? You feed off these people. They give you your daily dose of influence. You take it whether you know it or not. All of it. You filter some of it. And you become better, more like […]
Thunder in the distance.
There’s thunder in the distance. Hard to tell how far. But it’s coming this way. There’s thunder in the distance. The rain has already begun. But the thunder isn’t here yet. But you can hear it. There’s thunder in the distance. There’s lighting too. But the lighting seems closer than the thunder. Now the drops […]
We are icebergs
It’s easier to get someone to lie than it is to get that same person to be vulnerable. Actually, get someone feeling vulnerable and you’re likely to get a lie. It’s a reflex built up after years of living a guarded life. Self esteem is a fragile friend. It’s easy to think it’s best not […]
Morals and Musings
The morals and musings floating around my mind as of late are: Things take what they take. You only have so much time. Your children are a gift you eventually give away. Children are designed to grow up. No matter how much you have, you’ll never have enough. Don’t let your possessions possess you. Giving […]
