Day Three Hundred Fourteen of 365 – Sometimes, Part 60: Deception!
Sometimes Deception Escapes Detection… But Only For A Brief Time! Peace! Mark E. Hundley
Day Three Hundred Eight of 365 – Sometimes, Part 54: Success and Grit!
Sometimes Success Arrives Only When Grit Thrives! Peace! Mark E. Hundley
Day Two Hundred Thirty-Eight of 365 – The Lakota Code of Ethics: Buy the Ticket!
All too often we find ourselves in the position to shift focus and responsibility away from ourselves when necessity calls for responsibility. We prefer to avoid the spotlight when our actions serve as the “draw” for such. We would rather NOT take responsibility for our actions. Whenever we choose to shift focus, dodge the spotlight, […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Nine of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Perseverance
Perseverance! Just the word itself spawns inspiration! Sticking with something despite the odds against success! Maintaining a mindset of positivity despite the appearance of abject negativity. Finishing a task despite the drain on metal, emotional, physical or spiritual resources! All of these define some aspect of perseverance! Today, Vanessa and I were called upon to […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Eight of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: In The Middle of Nowhere!
I’ve read a quote that I believe bears mentioning in this series of posts. It goes something like this: “Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” I love this quote! It’s funny and profound at the same time. Sometimes we find ourselves lost, […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Dawn
The Candle vs The Dawn! Forty or so years ago I heard the following: “Death is merely the extinguishing of the Candle because the Dawn has come.” Now I really like that! IIt creates a sense of comfort as I ponder the end of life . . . And yet as I think on that […]
Day Eighteen of 365 – The start of Something Different
Author’s note: I’ve shared that I have embarked on an odyssey of sorts. I have challenged myself to write something – an article, a blog post, an observation, a thought for the day – something. This evening, my wife suggested that I write a story in segments. The idea intrigued me. At first, I balked […]
The First Choice!
The First Choice! Often we allow Life to make our first choice of the day for us! It happens one day, then the next, then the next and then . . . well it becomes habitual! It’s almost like we get up in the morning and allow life to give us instructions like this: “OK, […]
One Never Knows!
One Never Knows! In the blink of an eye! At the drop of a hat! That’s exactly how long it can take for life to change completely! Instantly! No warnings! Boom! Just like that! We’ve all had those moments in life when, from out of nowhere, life beans us with a curve ball that doesn’t […]
When In Doubt . . .
Doubt! How do you handle doubts when they crop up? Do you treat them as irritants? Do you allow them to immobilize your thoughts or actions? Do you give them more power than they deserve? Do you listen to the warnings sometimes imbedded in them? All too often we tend to treat Doubt as if […]