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One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard regarding less actually being more came from a member of my Toastmasters club. I joined the club to become a better public speaker. He said, “Nobody is as interested in what you have to say as you are in saying it. Always leave them wantedContinue reading “A Brief Case”

In my last post regarding the perception of threats I talked about how thinking less of myself, regarding the Ego, can actually help me become more where it really counts. It’s addition by subtraction. A few days later I heard a Hidden Brain podcast titled Do Less https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/do-less/. It discusses how actually having or doingContinue reading “– = +”

It’s been exactly two years since I made my first blog post. Time for a short review. I started my blog because it was an idea that just wouldn’t go away. A shout out to my friends Jim and Greg for giving me the encouragement I needed to pull the trigger and to my daughterContinue reading “Second Anniversary”

“Watch for snakes.” Those may have been the most common words I heard growing up next to I love you. My dad said them to me every time I got out of the truck to open the main gate to the ranch. Our place was on the Texas coastal plains and considered very snaky. I’veContinue reading “Threats”

The movie The Wizard of Oz was shown once or twice a year on TV when I was a kid. I didn’t like it at all, but that had a lot to do with my timing. It started at 6:00 on Saturday night. However, we always worked at the ranch on Saturdays and didn’t startContinue reading “Icebergs”

It seems the older I get the more I misplace things. I spend more time looking for things like my phone, glasses, and keys. Of course I first look for them in the usual spots. I’ve noticed something interesting. If that doesn’t work my first inclination is to try them again. That’s because it takesContinue reading “A Different Angle”

I enjoy cycling, but the streets in my neighborhood are narrow with no curbs, so I ride my bike on the left side of the street. I want to see the traffic that is closest to me. The oncoming cars almost always move to the other side of the street when approaching and give meContinue reading “Another Point of View”

During most of my career as an insurance agent I was fortunate to have a district manager, Dave, who really cared about people. He was always trying to make other’s lives better. He understood that life was lived from the inside out and worked to be a positive influence. One of his favorite sayings was,Continue reading “Lighting Candles”

Several years ago I went to New Jersey to visit my old college roommate Bill. While he was driving us to his home from the airport I noticed something on the top of power poles. I asked him what they were. He said the power company put small solar panels on top of each ofContinue reading “My Thousand Points of Light”

Growing up was a somewhat unusual experience for me. I was very unsure about myself as an individual. However, I was extremely certain about what I knew. I had no problem at all arguing about what was true. In my teenage years this got out of control. Once when we were at the ranch IContinue reading “Truth”