Grab your Gretsch and crank the volume! — If you’re reading this piece then I have effectively gotten past the Medium algorithm and in front of your eyeballs. For you see, this article has less to do with sex, drugs rock & roll and much more about how the Medium platform thrives on puff. That is, puff pieces…

In response to Dancing Elephants prompt 11 of 52 There are basically 3 kinds of hot cocoa makers. There are fast cocoa makers. There are slow cocoa makers. My wife says I’m a half-fast cocoa maker. I guess it comes from my inability to ever leave anything alone. Buy a…

Meditation need not be drawn out and all time consuming. — Through the practice of meditation, you cannot only calm your physical body but your mind as well. And the simple yet powerful connection is the better your body feels, the better your brain functions. But you argue that meditation takes time and that you don’t have time. That’s the very…

Regardless of anything else, the choice is yours. — Being ‘seasoned citizens’, when talking with others around our ages we very often speak of immediate family issues. Failing parents with dementia. Difficult upbringings and most importantly, caustic family dynamics. Yesterday I had a chance to talk with someone about just that — family shredding each other apart in an…

Don’t I know you from somewhere? — Eyes Tell What Words Can’t What do my eyes tell to you?medium.com It has been said the eyes are the windows to the soul. When they captivate you, you cannot see anything else. They intrigue you, they hold you, and they speak to you. I have heard of people being described as ‘old souls’. Their bodies are just that — bodies. But…

A simple game plan to become and stay at peak motivation. — Motivation is intriguing stuff. Sometimes, you need big things — life events that have the power to turn you around. Sometimes you only need those tiny motivators — a cute saying on a poster — to make you feel like you have the power to call your own shots. Here’s…

Don’t play at it like a hobby. — A side hustle or a new full-time self employed career must still be approached with a solid work ethic. Newbies all too often think the new freedom of being their own boss means no responsibility. In short order, they soon discover it means more responsibility. …

The last thing I needed before this deadline is . . ! — It’s hard to be or even feel creative after a set-back. If I try to force my creativity, regardless of which discipline I’m working in, it clearly shows through in my work. …

You, and only you can be you, regardless of what the group says. — Your New Year’s resolutions soon fizzle out. Society and the media tells you how to think. It changes so often that you can’t even keep up. Yesterday it was hip, today it’s not PC. And, why?! The struggle is real. …