Let’s Go!

  If I can get started, I’m halfway toward completing my goal. Sometimes the hardest part of a daunting task is the start. I heard a great podcast featuring Mel Robbins where she talked about her book called: “The 5 Second Rule – Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage”. Mel’s point is…

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Good Work

I haven’t always believed work is good. After the Great Recession, I now hear myself saying that I’m thankful to have work. I have also learned that no matter how much work I must do or how hard some parts of it are, I can put food on the table and provide shelter for my…

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Reverence & Respect

  There are some people that I will always show respect for because of the office they hold. There are still people who serve in high levels of government that are worthy of respect for sure. I respect people who have gone on before me and been willing to share the mistakes they’ve made as…

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Work & Wages

I remember as a kid working on the farm doing various jobs. My Dad had a small farm, as did my Grandpa (aka Pappy). I learned to work in the tobacco fields, the garden and the hay field. I remember at one point my Pappy raised a few acres of bell peppers as a cash…

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Work With My Hands

I use my hands for all types of things….. to type this journal entry to put food in my mouth to get dressed to put my contacts in to brush my teeth to comb my hair to drive my car to open doors -this list could go on and on. The works of my hands…

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Work – Work – Work!

As a young kid, I learned the value of work. My parents taught me at a very young age the importance of work. We had a small farm with four or five cows most of the time. We went through one season when I was in high school, where I helped milk our cows by…

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