At my wife’s request, I saw Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation at the theater by myself on opening night. She watched the kids while I watched some of the best suspense-filled action scenes of the year. I know, she’s great. (more…)
Month: July 2015
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Observation is Free
Everyone has a talent. Maybe several. Mine are observation and introspection, hence the title.
Although many people seem oblivious to the world happening all around them, observation is easy in that you keep your eyes peeled and you pay attention. This may be strenuous exercise for the ADHD types, but otherwise it’s a pretty basic life skill.
But there’s a logical next step to observation I’m not so motivated to engage. All the data gathered is useful when applied to a task like building a piece of furniture, designing an edible landscape, or planning a blog promotion.
What’s your greatest talent? Do you think it’s so easy that everyone should be able to do it too?
If you answered yes, you have another question to answer:
Is it easy because you possess so much raw talent? Or is it easy because it’s a skill that requires little effort?
In other words, are you clinging to a lazy habit as your greatest strength or is it easy because you’re just THAT good? It hurts to ask, but it hurts more in the long run to not.
Don’t assume the worst of yourself. Just ask and take inventory of your situation. If it’s real talent, you should jump on that. If not, ask yourself what the next logical steps would be to put that skill into active mode. And then do that.
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Momentum Is a Fickle Thing
When you deal with chronic pain or disease, it’s easy to lose momentum. Or more accurately put, it’s fairly difficult to build momentum. But once momentum is achieved, you ride that sucker until you can’t ride no mo’. (more…)
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Why Knowledge Is Necessary
It’s inconceivable that a child could live his whole life on a farm and not understand the plants and animals surrounding him. It’s tragic to think that I might be that same person as an adult, unaware of my surroundings and numb to the intricacies of this land I swore to steward. (more…)
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The Very First Introspection
Is the glass half empty or half full? I love this cliche because I have seen the transition from one view to the other in my own life. There were years when the glass wasn’t only half empty, it was bone dry. But years of marriage to this momentum-building woman facilitated the opportunity to see the world differently. (more…)