Category Archives: Missed Opportunities

The Farm, the Wilderness, and the Beautiful City

Smart by anyone's standards and strong by most, the young lad thought he'd find a better use for his talents than the family farm. As is often the case, he set out for the city. Not just any city would … Continue reading →

Writing Less So I Can Write More

During the 33 days since I started writing first thing every day, I've written 77 posts at the 6 blogs I maintain. (This completely ignores 3 others I've neglected.) My goal in life isn't to be a blog writer.

When Are You Like the Fish in the Pot?

And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this?" Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit. "No, I do not like it, … Continue reading →

Will You Please Let Go?

I hold on so tightly to the wrong things sometimes. We all do. I grab stuff that's not mine to grab, or reach past what I need for what I thought I wanted.

Perfect Day 2012

It feels natural, waking up in Ireland. Like I was born in the wrong place, and now I'm home. And my life has felt more real since the first morning I woke up with Sue's hair on my pillow.

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It's human nature to live a life of delay. We recognize that children who can delay gratification are more likely to succeed. We understand that accomplishment takes effort over time. We see that quick-and-dirty rarely leads to long-lasting. And so, … Continue reading →

Expectations Don't Ship

The road to failure is rocky. Expectations can smooth it right out. Expectations can, in fact, transcend time and space and get you to failure at the speed of thought.

Why You Shouldn't Help Everyone Who Asks

You're generous, sometimes to a fault. I know that because I know what kind of people read my stuff. You're smart. You're the one friends and family come to for help with this, that, and the other thing. You're busy. … Continue reading →

Squiring the Dreamer, Revisited

I love it when someone disagrees with me in a way that makes me stop and think. Especially when I'm nudged toward more positive thoughts and patterns. So, without further ado, here is what I should have posted a couple … Continue reading →

Are They Eating the Tea?

When tea first arrived in England it was expensive. Not, a little bit pricey expensive, but prohibitive, only for the rich expensive. But it caught on quickly, because, well, it's great. One woman in the south took a full pound … Continue reading →