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Tag Archives: reflection
The Power of Memory – Part I
Yes, it’s been ages since I’ve posted, but that’s another blog post altogether. Hopefully, I’ll be posting more regularly from now on. I’m writing because tonight I will be attending my 20th Year High School Reunion. Yes. Twenty years ago, I … Continue reading
Messy Jigsaw Puzzle
These past months, I have been under the illusion that whatever state of mind feels difficult to achieve must be the “right” state of mind. On the days I want to succumb to anger, I convince myself it will not … Continue reading
April Storms
My knuckles are tired. For four hours, I gripped my steering wheel as an unexpected snowstorm battered the highway on a recent road trip. Usually, my prairie landscapes are beautiful. The horizon stretches until all you see is a hazy … Continue reading
Yes, I read my horoscope more than a creative writer should … but you can’t tell me there isn’t value in pondering this one: If you don’t articulate your conscious desires, your unconscious patterns will come true. … now if … Continue reading
in retrospect
it’s taken me eight days to tune myself to a different key i have not noticed that i’ve been shackled to my schedule eat when there are no meetings – not when your stomach grumbles sleep when the clock reaches … Continue reading
Guilty until proven ….
My co-worker thinks I’m very “African” in the way I make decisions and reflect on life. I pray a little. I do some meditation. I consult my horoscope. It seems a bit odd, but I think it’s the scientist in … Continue reading
Measure by What
Luckily, I share an office with a woman who is incredibly centered about what work really means. She shared a quote that brings insights to my own considerations about where I seek to go next in my career … “God … Continue reading
Emotional Residue
Do you think emotions leave their imprints on things – similar to how our hands leave fingerprints? My friend, Eddie, prompted me to do our annual “year in review” over coffee last week. A couple of days later I thought … Continue reading