A couple of people that I work with are dealing with deaths in their families this week. It makes for a work environment with a twinge of sadness to it. But it also serves as a good reminder to enjoy every day to it’s fullest and to appreciate all of the good things we have in our lives because they won’t always be there. That’s not a bad thing to be reminded of every now and again…
Last week was a definite reminder that plans can change. What I had thought would be a relatively quiet weekend of catching up with errands and a few tech projects, turned into a trip to Louisiana for my wife’s grandfather’s funeral. Amid all the running around and all the family time, I was reminded of…
The conversation went well, he was shocked to find out about what all had happened, and had some questions, but it was good to get it out. On the other hand it went later than I expected so we didn’t get to go see the baby. But on the third hand, that’s probably a good…
I’ve had some incomplete thoughts about my family ever since my grandmother was in town this past weekend. She’s the last living grandparent I have, and she delivered a batch of old pictures to my mother when she came up for the visit, which were also interesting to see. (I’m planning on “borrowing” them from…
Pin Confidence is not convincing myself that the things my anxiety is using to scare me couldn’t possibly happen. It’s the knowledge that even if things go horribly wrong. I’ll still be here. I’ve gone through it before, and I’ll do some stupid stuff again, I’m sure, which makes me embarrassed and humiliated.
And I’ll still be here. Trying to do it better the next time.
Over the weekend, while we were taking a bit of a break to celebrate our anniversary, one of the stops Angela wanted to make was to The Ridges, in Athens, Ohio. It’s the site of a former insane asylum, most of which is now part of Ohio University. There is one building that is still…
We have spent so much of our lives trying to survive, and protect ourselves, that the confidence that comes from making our own decisions, or overcoming new challenges is a foreign concept. We want nothing less than to have anything change, and yet life is all about change. We can’t avoid change, we can only learn to deal with it.
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