There's a fun word that seems to take in a lot of the chaos all around us daily, with bad news pouring in from the web, TV, and social media, and that is CACOPHONY.It is essentially noise, but more specifically HARSH, discordant mixture of sounds. Unfortunately NOT tuning enough of this out in ou
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07/29/2015
I am convinced even limiting some days to watching just the first 15 minutes of the televised world news broadcast or 15 minutes of the LOCAL news is not good for my mental and emotional well being. Some days it is like the world is going to hell and a hand basket "out there" with the crazies, id
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07/17/2015
I have seen recently many folks bailing on social media of all types to reclaim their "sanity" from the speed of our society. While I understand at the surface level not doing anything to excess, unplugging totally cuts you off from people.The Millennials generation in particular for personal or
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07/07/2015
Happy 4th of July y'all. That's how we say it in Texas. Way back in 1982 comedian Robin Williams did a routine on the American Flag which if you had not seen it or don't remember it here it is again. Our flag does represent ALL of us, without labels, and as Lincoln says a house divided cannot sta
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07/04/2015
In any school setting, a D letter grade is considered poor and is to be avoided. Better than an F for sure but at least as a minimum a C should go with a class you struggle in.Another D form you might be rated on for success is actually a good thing. Many at mid year say they did not effectively
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07/03/2015
I really don't think as we are into the second decade of the 21st century, things are really not going to keep being fast around us, BUT daily "we do have control" to slow things down a bit for perspective, and also better connection to people and more "significance and meaning" individually for
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06/28/2015
Remember that LEMMING creature? Runs out there and everyone follows it. Didn't Mom ask if everyone jumped off a cliff would you follow? Think all the social networks to join, Netflix to subscribe to, training sessions to sign up for, people who want to buy you a cup of coffee, being politically c
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06/21/2015
I don't know how I attracted so many high anxiety people into my life along the way, maybe cause I am the polar opposite being a very calm, unruffled feathers kind of dude person who lets much of stress and problems roll off the duck's back like water. BUT one thing talking to all of them in a st
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06/18/2015
OK, I needed a good laugh in my day, maybe you do too.There should be a shortage of fishing poles in the world is the way I see life.
06/16/2015
A brief reminder to us all that when trying things and they don't work out, as often happens, DO NOT, label yourself a failure, but that what you did resulted in an outcome, and you try again. It is often stated we fail our way to success.Getting bummed out with a stumble is natural but look at i
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06/15/2015
