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Jan 27 2014

Paul Williams

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Action, Addictions, Bravery, Courage, Ego, Risk

THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT

THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT

  I’m not usually competitive.  I don’t play most sports for obvious reasons. Age, height and weight combined with minimal hand-eye coordination have kept me comfortably on the sidelines. I do love golf but have never really been good enough to get all,  “I’m gonna kick some ass out there today!’” about it.   My greatest opponent on the golf course resides just under my hat and right between my ears.  Like most golfers, I’m my own worst enemy. Too many swing… Read More

Jan 22 2014

Tracey Jackson

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Action, Hanging In There, Living Fully, Moving Forward, Patience, The Right Stuff

BIG BAND IS WATCHING

BIG BAND IS WATCHING

I sometimes write blogs for this site and post to my own site.  Today time I am doing the reverse. Paul and I are deep into deadline, so we might not be posting as many blogs for the next month. Bear with us.  But this blog belongs here because we are all about self-improvement.  One of of the biggest addictions people have is to food and sugar. One of their biggest problems is being sedentary and not working out. So… Read More

Jan 13 2014

Paul Williams

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Action, Addictions

MARIJUANA WAFFLES

MARIJUANA WAFFLES

  Actually, the headline should be “marijuana waffler.”  Even as I type this I’m not sure I want to share my thoughts on the subject of ‘Legalizing Marijuana”. I read Tracey’s powerful anti Legalization blog and found many of her arguments compelling.   I have the same concerns that she does.  Addiction is rampant around the world and I don’t want to see anything done that encourages or increases the probability of kids getting high. That thought deserves a paragraph of… Read More

Dec 31 2013

Tracey Jackson

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Action, Change, Courage, Faith, Freedom, Living Fully, Mistakes, Moving Forward

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop,… Read More

Sep 30 2013

Tracey Jackson

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Action, Hanging In There, Moving Forward, Patience

THE FROGS THEY ARE A LEAPING

THE FROGS THEY ARE A LEAPING

  There is a quote, attributed (as is often the case these days) to many people. The meta message is, at the start of each day swallow your big frogs first and then the rest of the day will hopefully be easy. Frogs in this case being your big issues, large tasks, most likely the things we would rather put off. Some days the tasks are small  and manageable.  They are normal for our world, our jobs, and our families. … Read More