House Divided

When I think of a house divided, I think of fans of different football teams. Here in the south, collegiate football is almost like a religion. I grew up in Kentucky where basketball is more like a religious experience.  In Kentucky, if your spouse was a Louisville Cardinal fan and you were a Kentucky Wildcat…

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I Did or I Did Not

I feel like life is made up of hundreds of choices every day. The simpler my life is, the less choices I have to make. When I’m crazy busy, I have lots of choices to make and they can’t always be delegated to someone else. When the dust of my day clears, I really make…

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Use Me

I have been “used” before by someone who has little regard for me as a person or as a professional. I have to say that it hurts to be treated as “disposable”. I have to confess that I’ve used people in the past to get something I wanted and then when they were no longer…

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Bones

I have watched a TV show called “Bones” a few times. The show is based on the premise that this guy can get clues to death from bones. Our bones are interesting parts of our whole body. We can’t function without them and they are fragile enough to break and need repair. There are entire…

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Trusted Advisor

As I was growing up, there were lots of people who spoke into my life to help me along the way. If I were to start naming them, I’m not sure this blog post would fit into the page. I would have to give a special shout out to my parents and grandparents who advised…

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Plan & Pivot

There are times when my plans happen exactly as I’ve laid them out. There are other times when things go “south” and I have to call an “audible” – in other words – pivot. In basketball, there is a pivot foot – which means one foot is anchored (pivot foot) and the other foot can…

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