Cause & Effect

The principle of causation is not something we talk about a lot, but it is certainly a part of our everyday life. If I do “this”, then I cause “that” to happen. In just about every activity of life the principle of causation is in play. There is an app for my phone that is…

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A New Heart

I remember when I was a younger kid hearing about the artificial heart and the first guy to receive a permanent artificial heart. Mr. Clark lived 112 days with the artificial heart. He didn’t have a lot to lose as I understand it. His old heart was “out of gas”. He would die soon. Our…

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Change

I’ve learned over the years that the only thing that is really consistent is change. Everything changes at some point. Everyone I know changes. My life is filled with change. Some changes really bother me, while other change is really normal. It bothers me more when others change than when I change. My children have…

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Storied Journey

I love hearing stories of how people got to where they are today. There are twists and turns in most folk’s journey that they didn’t see coming – sickness, broken relationships, career change, car accidents – the list can be long. I sometimes reflect and think that if weren’t for some of the bad things…

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Things Change

We often live like things will always be as they are. I’ve been there and done that. We buy and borrow as if we always be at this or that workplace. If you had told me 20 years ago that I’d be doing what I’m doing today for a career, I would have laughed. I…

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Yet

Are we there yet? He isn’t finished with me yet. That was done well, yet, there is room for improvement. I haven’t done that yet. This little three letter word can function as an adverb or a conjunction word. It’s small, but powerful. It implies something in the future that hasn’t happened at this time…

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