but always decides what his existence will be,
and what he will become the next moment.”
– V. Frankel
“The afternoon of life is just as full of meaning as the morning; only its meaning and purpose are different.”– C. Jung
He turned 41 Friday. He’s now officially, “middle aged”! What does that make me? I can remember the morning as if it was yesterday. I kissed my wife goodbye and said, “Take care and call me if anything happens.” I arrived at the office and my secretary greeted me saying, “How’s she doing?” I smiled and said, “Any day now!”…
“Approach your day with a positive attitude; arms, heart and mind wide-open!”
Some have called me the eternal optimist! I routinely answer the question, “How are you?” with phrases such as, “I’m so good, I could be twins!”, “I’m living the dream!”, and my favorite, “I’m super good and getting better!” When I post an online Happy Birthday greeting, I like to remind the recipient that they are like a fine wine that only gets better with each year that passes. …
“Life moves pretty fast.
If you don’t slow down,
you could miss it!”
– Ferris Bueller
The front nine did not go well. As I took the 10th tee, my partner said, “Wait a minute! Before you hit, step back, see your line, and breathe. Now, slow down your backswing and let the club do the work. This isn’t a race!” I followed his instructions and hit one of my best drives of the day. The back nine was much better played and more enjoyable than the front. …
Had I been asked in 2019 to define the term, “Long-hauler”, I would have responded, “A truck driver who, while on the road, must spend at least one night in the cab of his truck or in a motel.” I would have said that “Zooming” means quickly moving from one point to another, and WFH was an abbreviated text for “What Fu#@ing Happened?”. In addition to everything else, COVID has impacted our vocabulary – a long-hauler is someone with long-lingering illness symptoms attributed to COVID; Zooming is a video communication practice commonly used for social and business interaction and the letters WFH mean “Work from Home”. …