The North Star and the Fog
Being positive is neither automatic nor easy, it’s a choice I have to make every day. Some people might naturally lean toward optimism or pessimism. I’m definitely the former. But that doesn’t mean positivity comes easily. It takes real work. This blog is one of the ways I keep swimming against the tide. Lately, PSP […]
Faith Is a Massive Factor for Me
One of the PSP-related charities wouldn’t let me write a post about faith. The benefit of having my own blog is that I can actually write what I like, so I figured I can’t leave this in the background any longer. I’m not preaching a particular faith to anyone – that’s not my place – […]
Readjustment to Change and a Plea to Not Advise Me to Swim
I already know the answer so many people will give me, and it is: “Try Swimming.” Please don’t. I truly don’t enjoy swimming—although I can swim—and I’m not a fan of water-based activities. I know that won’t stop the pro-water squad, but that is my personal request. 🙂 The challenge of retirement—and the transition from […]
Now it’s you and me PSP
I have retired from the career that has been much of my focus for a very very long time. I have done so to focus on you PSP. Here are the rules. The focus is absolutely and relentlessly to keep you at bay, to stop, delay, frustrate and slow your march and your progress to […]
Finding My Meaning: Family, Country, and Faith
I have tried so hard to keep politics, faith, and religion far from this blog site out of respect for those with different views. I do so by channeling my thoughts on those topics via different outlets and forms of media. I’ve realized, however, that I’m not fully sharing my identity and purpose with myself […]
New Week, New Energy, Reenergized Faith….
“Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” This is one of the really inspiring quotes from Viktor Frankl. He survived three concentration camps including Auschwitz – he has the right to say it. I think he is right. We had a lovely weekend as a family, friends have been […]
