things i’m still figuring out

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Lunch with the Pastor Part 2

So… I am sitting down… RIGHT NOW… to write a followup note to the pastor from the lunch we had a few weeks ago. I am writing, generally a ‘woe is me” note about how I have been overlooked in...

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Lunch with the Pastor

One of the things that pushed me to start writing again TODAY was a lunch meeting with my pastor. I would rate it a meh 2.5/5 kinda lunch. The food was good. Conversation was a bit more forced than...

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the reality of reality

One of the major themes of my life has always been “choosing is hard”. Looking back (as I’m fond of doing from time-to-time) I can easily point out times where if I had only CHOSEN, life would had been...

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The power of ignorace

I’m all for professionals. I often wish I were one. But, nay… Jack (or frank) of all trades. Which often means, when I try something new, well, I am pretty decent at it right away. That is, until I...

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dreams vs. submission part three – the simplicity of difficulty

It continues to resonate in my head. And in that continuance, it becomes ever harder to adhere to. Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and...

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when people read

It came to my attention recently that someone other than my main “follower” has read my words on this platform. It reminded me of my former secretary who “happened” upon my blog. I told her I wasn’t really publicizing...

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dreams vs. submission part two

“They” say that education is wasted on the young. I finally agree with “them”. We attended a high school jazz program last night and Dean asked me if I wish I were still there (in HS). My response was mixed....

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blank

As always, I think of these awesome things to wrote about and I even compose the prose in my head while working on mindless activities at work and then I sit down to write a few hours later only...

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day late/dollar short

Not sure why I end up here… I love working on/with a team. Not a “team” where the boss says we’re all a team and yet, we all just work individually… A real team. Something where we WORK together. That’s...

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decade

Nearly every day i think of something to write about. I’ll even develop some fantastic (to me) titles for said writings and go to great lengths to amuse myself. Unfortunately, those thoughts and ideas don’t always make it to...

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