Somewhere in my online travels I read about the power of I get to. It is something you should say to reframe your mind when you are dreading something or are simply not happy to do it. The example I thought of to drive this home is this: As a teenager, I was busy (for … Continue reading I Get To
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Not a Thinker
There are several signs that someone is not a thinker but just a follower of the line the Koch brothers and the tea party feed you. One is to exaggerate by saying we will be owned by China. A second is saying that Obama tried to make us a Socialist country. A third is saying … Continue reading Not a Thinker
SnowFlake
You there. You seem angry. Not you snowflake liberal. You, that angry christian conservative. Everything is so dire and everyone is out to get you. You are mad at everyone. Why? I suspect it may come from religion. That belief that we are sinners. Okay. That’s true, why is that the baseline for how God … Continue reading SnowFlake
Hugs Not Hugs
I’m excited about my first grandson and all that. So proud of my daughter. However, I spent an absurd amount of time thinking about something else. I was planning on hugging my son-in-law. To date, I have not done so. However, his family and he too hug each other when they see each other. He … Continue reading Hugs Not Hugs
Set Point-
Studies have shown that people quickly (within six months) to their normal state of happiness after a significant event. That thing that happened to you that made you depressed, there are lifelong consequences with some things, you will return to how you felt before. The same goes for that wonderful event that was going to … Continue reading Set Point-
The Abstract Gifts of God
My wife and I had settled into a grove. That was when we decided to have our third child. We ended contraception and we quickly had a bun in the oven. Thinking about that the other day made me think. We chose to create a baby. God didn’t answer our prayers or gave us that … Continue reading The Abstract Gifts of God
Self-Esteem
For my non writing career, I will be facilitating a self-esteem group. The problem irking me is the whole concept of identifying yourself as a person with low self-esteem. It may in fact be a problem with you. But it seems to be piling on. You have low self esteem. Which it is not people's … Continue reading Self-Esteem
Reconnecting to the land during a March drive in Minnesota — Minnesota Prairie Roots
SOMETIMES I NEED JUST to get out into the countryside—to reconnect with the land, to see the sky, to feel the pulse of the earth. I need to see farms, follow rural roads, hear the crunch of tires upon gravel, pass by rows of grain […] via Reconnecting to the land during a March drive in … Continue reading Reconnecting to the land during a March drive in Minnesota — Minnesota Prairie Roots
Who will Pay Special Education
There will be more lawsuits against school districts. Which overall is a good thing. The law keeps people in check.
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