2024
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First, maybe you feel the same, I do not think I’m a great spouse, father, or friend. I don’t mean that like “Woe is me…” – more so that I’m the personality type that I see gaps, areas of improvement, a long running list of things I could be doing differently and/or better. I will…
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Words have power. They can encourage, build-up, and energize. They can also demoralize, cut down, and destroy. Growing up we had family friends that had nine (9) children. We’d often go play over at their house on evenings and weekends. Their setup was awesome… end of a street at the cul-de-sac. 5 acres of land…
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It was a random workday when a friend came by my office and as we were catching up, he said “Work is infinite”. I forget the entire context but the sentiment I recall was that he was pushing on putting work into appropriate perspective. Be OK taking a couple days off, recognize that work is…
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There are three comedians throughout my life that have made me laugh to the point of tears. Brian Regan, Mitch Hedberg, and Nate Bargatze. Primarily I really enjoy their dry humor and quick wit. “I can’t tell you what hotel I’m stayin’ in, but there are 2 trees involved. They said “Let’s call this hotel…
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To preface – this is a specific topic that has lingered with me for years at this point. I genuinely believe we have a ton of people on this planet that are isolated, hurting, and just going through the motions. I’m married, have kids, a loving extended family and… I’ve struggled with each of the…
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Some Background To start, I’m going to relay two contextual experiences I’ve had in life then I’m going to jump into a third which will be my main point. First, as a kid I can remember a handful of times when I’d lose something. My mother’s go to statement was generally “It will be in…
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I do not think the songs are appropriate, but I’d be lying to you if I said both “Welcome Back” by Mase and “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J’s haven’t come across my mind a few times while building out this blog again… mainly just the lyrics “Welcome Back” and “Don’t call…