There comes a time in a person’s journey when they learn that in order to be happy they have to embrace who they are no matter what others may think. There comes…
Month: July 2019
Day 351: Abundance and Winning at Toy Blast
Abundance and success is a positive-feedback loop that tends to add to itself and repeat continually. The more you have, the more you will be given, to re-phrase the Bible. I love…
Day 350: Ullysses S. Grant’s Highly Sensitive Nature
After completing the Buffett biography last week, which I savored with a relish that epitomizes why I love reading (I loved this book!), I didn’t miss a beat in picking up another…
Day 349: Stay the Course!
A long time ago, back when I still lived in the Bay Area and before I met Charr, I had a most unusual housemate at the place where I was living. He…
Day 348: Pivot Your Way to Happiness (Part 2)
Okay, so now is definitely a time for me to practice pivoting. I am feeling some strong negative emotion, and this indicates that there is something off in my focus, in other…
Day 347: What I got from writing “Charlie’s Dog”
Writing the “Charlie’s Dog” short story (read it here) over the last few weeks was completely unique in my experience, at least as far as this blog goes. Prior to that, all…
Day 346: A Big Mind is Open!
Chris, we know that you are feeling a little disconnected right now, so we are going to write this for you. Everything that happens in your life happens for a reason. Would…
Day 345: Thoughts on Alice Schroeder’s Buffett biography
On Friday I finished the Buffett biography “The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life” by Alice Schroeder. In all, it took me just over two months, at the pace of…
Day 344: You Just Can’t Trust Your Own Brain!
The last few days have been very busy. Let me count the ways: I taught a Music Appreciation class for ballet students (a first for me) I played a piano show for…
Day 343: Ten Merry Men (original poem)
I am performing for a poetry slam of sorts tonight, and I was asked to write a poem given the theme “Walking Barefoot.” Yes, you heard me right. Did I mention it’s…