What Shape Are You In?

It was a really good conversation which as ever was based on a really good question. “What are you going to do now?” The question was coming from a great place, because it came from those who had a great deal of love and respect. It was not to gain ammunition for gossip. It was […]

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Get Into Shape

I’m not fat. OK, I don’t think I’m fat. That’s an issue because my loved ones have certainly noticed something of a paunch developing around my tummy area. My daughters have been really sympathetic about it … Well, by sympathy, I’m referring to them not letting the issue get them down. Well, by not letting […]

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Focus On The Light To Lead The Way

Stumbling and fumbling and bumbling around. Not having a clue what to do, not having a clue where I’m going, not having a clue about anything except for the apparent need to do something or else I’m not really alive. For all that, though, it’s still just stumbling and fumbling and bumbling. Anything good or […]

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Character Drives The Story

Movement, activity and events. These are important ways in which stories unfold. Important as they are, what makes a story compelling to me are the characters involved. I can understand how action set-pieces have captured the imagination of some. The level of them and their impact on a story can raise the expectation and excitement […]

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Appreciating Things The Second Time

There is something about the first time you experience something. Take the story you were following. If you behave and follow the narrative progressively from beginning to end, there are some twists and turns in it that will trigger a reaction from you. Sometimes that reaction will be surprise, other times it will be amazement, […]

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Can You Break That Down?

Deconstruction. I think overall I prefer to construct things. That’s a slight preference to be fair, because there’s something about deconstruction that I find to be a really useful part of life. Apparently I have a way of speaking that my wife doesn’t always understand. So I will give my spiel and afterwards she will […]

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