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Alphabet Series - F is for Foolish
F could very easily be for family, friends or, excuse me, the F-bomb. Certainly our family and friends take up a large emotional space as well as actual space in our life. Yet with all the importance of family and friends in our lives, there is another F word I want to write about today. And that is foolish. Most of us are not all that welcoming or accepting of our own foolishness. We try to avoid being foolish and yet when we see someone else being foolish it often gives us
Alphabet Series - E is for Employment (and Expert)
Most people need to be employed at some point in their life and will hold numerous jobs. Baby boomers have held on average over 10 jobs and it is estimated Millennials will hold over 15. I imagine some of those jobs come from getting promotions within an organization, but others call for you to actually look for work, apply, interview, get rejected, try again and eventually (hopefully) land something you actually like. When I got out of graduate school I had two paying jobs t
Alphabet Series - D is for Death
There are so many other D words I would like to write about – devotion, delight, and even divorce. But death is something, try as we might, we can’t avoid. So, let’s talk a little bit about it and then we can move on to E – maybe enjoy, engage or employ. At this point in my life I have no interest in dying. I don’t know if I ever will. I would like to think that when the time comes, I would be at peace with it, but I don’t clearly see that path yet. I have a friend who has li
Alphabet Series - C is for Connection
I have been thinking about C words. Caring, Consoling, and Considerate seem to fall into a group. So do Carefree, Casual, and Comfortable. When I started the Alphabet Series I figured it would be easy. Instead of sitting in front of my computer with unlimited possibilities, I would have some structure to help guide me. What I didn’t grasp is there is almost as much freedom to write about anything with words that start with C as there was before. So much for the easy way. Toda
Alphabet Series - B is for Beginning
I have gotten a lot (well, some) positive comments about the Alphabet Series so I am going to carry on. I am going to see if I can make it through the alphabet once and then I can either start back up or branch off.The other morning I woke up way too early and had trouble going back to sleep, so I worked my way through the alphabet. I had thoughts about beginnings, curiosity, devotion, empathy, fatigue and gratitude before I started to drift off, but figured there were enough
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