Step 308: Re-imagining The Future

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they can do that is by not voting."  ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt It's a Quandry.  How much of a sacrifice am "I" willing to make?  No one wants to wake up and discover they have …

Step 198: 2020 Vision

"Speculate - (verb) - to meditate or ponder on a subject; reflect; review something idly or casually and often inconclusively; to assume a business risk in hope of a gain; to take to be true on the basis of inconclusive evidence; theorize; to be curious or doubtful about; to wonder." Retrospection.  Difficult it is - …

Step 186: The Paradox of Waiting

"Ego is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."  ~Booker T. Washington Absence of an event can bring as much information as its presence. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.  Some parts of life's journey are made alone - it's "my walk to walk."  No one can do it for us.  …

Step 183: Many Roads – One Path

"Sedulous - (adjective) - involving or accomplished with careful perseverance; diligent in application or pursuit."  Fate and destiny call out to each of us.  We're in 'purge and clear' mode - time to clean out the refrigerator (again).  Check expiration dates on relationships, habits, thoughts and beliefs.  July brings the 'cut-off-point.'  The answer has been …

Step 182: Eclipsed

"Burgeon - (verb) - to send forth new growth (such as buds and branches); to bloom; to grow and expand rapidly; to flourish." The Turning Point!  We need contrast to keep life interesting.  Increase and decrease are interdependent. Think back to July 2000. What theme was playing out?  Decrease brings the opportunity to expand resourcefulness.  …