You hear people talk all the time about “missed opportunities”. This is usually followed by “shoulda, woulda, coulda”. I’ve said this myself. Now I find myself looking at a new opportunity that I should have pursued years ago, but I never saw it until recently. I must have been blind. It was that obvious! I’m
I was watching the Boise State – San Diego State football game the day after Thanksgiving and one of the announcers stressed that “you have to make your own luck.” San Diego did. Boise did not. Of course, this reminded me of one of my favorite all-time sayings … “The harder I work, the luckier
Several years ago now, I decided that I needed a hobby. I had played around with guitars a few times growing up but I never really learned to play. I’m playing now but I still have a long way to go. My wallet is substantially lighter and I’d like something to show for it. What
Actually, there are two best things. True confession time. As closely as I can determine, I spent the 20 years between 1985 and 2005 as a functioning alcoholic. During that time, I went from high functioning to functioning to barely functioning for those last 5 years. In 2005, I just about stopped functioning, hit bottom,
Throughout my life, I have achieved a variety of skill levels ranging from “outstanding” to “mediocre at best”. More often it has been the latter rather than the former and “mediocre” is that gray area that lies between “crummy” and “average”. However, these statuses all represent and opportunity for growth! Many skills, sports would be
Well, it’s winter and we still find ourselves right in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Thank God that at least the elections are over! Daily life has changed for all of us and I, like most, have more free time on our hands… at least when we are not washing them for 20 seconds.
