Goals

I have set many goals in my life. When I turned 60 last year, I started reassessing how I was doing in reaching some of those goals. Along the way of life, I have set short term goals (90 Days). I have set some one year goals and then goals that were five years. I…

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Rooted Deep

I love this time of year as the world I live in “springs” to life. The trees are budding, the grass is getting green, and flowers will soon show their stunning colors. It’s also a time of planting the garden for food. I have friends who have beautiful flowers because they planted them and cultivate…

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Drift

This word describes several seasons in my life. When things are good, I drift. When things are bad, I drift. Drift is something that happen very slowly and maybe even sneaky.  It’s like I wake up one day and notice that I’ve drifted so far. My spiritual journey has mostly steady the past several years.…

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Beneficial

There are things that I did years ago that are producing benefits and blessings today. I often discount this because I don’t think that far in advance of my actions of today. The reverse of that is true as well. There have been some dumb things I did years ago that are causing me problems…

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Obeying Counsel

I have had the privilege of working with some wise and experienced people over the years. I learned a lot. I grew in leaps and bounds. An important thing I learned early on is to trust people who have gone before me. They have insight and knowledge that is keenly valuable for me. Their perspective…

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Reputation

I often hear about a person’s reputation long before having the chance to meet them. This is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes it’s a negative thing for sure. I remember when my brother first started in real estate, he came up with a slogan that said: “Building a reputation not resting on one”.  I…

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