Tag: personal growth
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Goodbye Bruce
Bruce and I first met in 1965 when I was 10-years-old. I had completely forgotten this fact until 50+-years later when I found this picture in a box of my mother’s personal belongings. I had taken possession of this box over 25-years ago when she passed away, but chose not to explore its contents at…
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Age, struggle and the continuing joy of vinyl.
At what point do you accept your age, or do you? Sometimes I feel like I’m a kid (relative to 66, that could mean 30) hiding in an older guys body, and shocked by the weathered face looking back from the mirror. And like a kid burying his face in his hands when scared, the…
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Trying to chart a future course
I have started to think I have little control over events in my life. An analogy here: It seems reasonable to expect that if you exert directional force on a rudder or wheel to steer a particular direction, you should get positive results. The more energy you exert, the more likely you will head in…
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Long distance goodbye
Eileen was my only living aunt and we met once, 3-years ago. Unfortunately, I missed that opportunity with her husband Charles. We were able to speak though, which made the meeting with Eileen even possible. Charles was my fathers younger brother, and before our first phone call, had no idea I existed. His brother Al…
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Sunday omelet
Adjusting to a new schedule, a new job, really a new life is more challenging than I thought it would be. At the conclusion of my prior “life”, I fully came to appreciate how effortlessly I could navigate everything. It took such little thought to glide through my day, especially near the end. After all…
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A new week
Friday, February 26th 2021 marked the end of a career lasting 35 years and spanning over 6 decades. That math may look sketchy, but it is true. I started the summer of 1977 and finished in the winter of 2021. My oh my, how time flies. Coincidentally, my oldest (time not age) friend Don retired…
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Pharrell Williams made me cry
First a little context. I am a fan of genealogy—no, actually I love genealogy and watch every show I can find. Initially it was curiosity about people looking for answers. Maybe they were adopted or maybe they were looking for an unknown parent like I was. Sometimes the results were happy, sometimes sad and occasionally…
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Heading to the exit
The old adage that someone who quits a position actually “checked out” 6 months before leaving the building is so true. I have known for sometime that my disinterest and apathy is palpable and is likely becoming more obvious each day. When discussing future customer strategy with colleagues I remind myself to present a positive…
a life always under construction 