Positive post Sunday, October 13, 2019- Week 139. Well, we’ve moved into fall with Halloween just around the corner. Yes, Halloween decorations are already up, and I’m sure Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations will start popping up very soon (Actually, Christmas decorations have been out for sale at Lowe’s for over a week). When riding my…
Positive post Sunday, October 6, 2019- Week 138. When was the last time you attended your high school reunion? Well, thanks to the planning lead by Joe Nocella, this past Friday I had the opportunity to catch up with roughly 25 classmates from Saint Francis High School Class of ‘79, our 40th class reunion. A…
Positive post Sunday, September 29, 2019- Week 137. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “do things for the right reasons”, or more specifically, “do the right things for the right reasons”. We all make choices and decisions every day of our lives, some seemingly more important than others. However, we don’t always know, or anticipate,…
Positive post Sunday, September 22, 2019…. Week 136. Last week I wrote about getting back in the game, and this week I’m continuing with that theme in a more personal and direct way. 13 years ago, after feeling sick with a fever and low energy for several weeks, I received devastating news. I had an…
Positive post Sunday, September 15, 2019- Week 135. You have likely seen the movie Top Gun where Maverick (Tom Cruise) was having trouble reengaging the enemy in the final dogfight and Merlin frantically yelled at him, “Get back in the game, Maverick!”. This phrase has been used in many diverse ways to encourage or motivate…
Positive post Sunday, September 8, 2019- Week 134. Last week I wrote about “life management’ and how in today’s world where just about anything is only a click away, we are easily distracted and entertained, which makes it very difficult to manage our time wisely. Well, I thought I would expand on this and write…
Positive post Sunday, September 1, 2019- Week 133. Have you ever heard or said, “I can never find enough time to do that” or “There’s never enough hours in the day”? Like I expect is that case with many of you, I struggle with days that appear to get shorter and time that appears…
Positive post Sunday, August 25, 2019- Week 132. Have you ever said or heard someone say, “honestly”, or “to tell you the truth” at the beginning of a statement and wondered, were they not telling the truth the rest of the time? I try to refrain from using both of those phrases and instead…
Positive post Sunday, August 18, 2019- Week 131. Have you ever been told you need to “Let go” or “Move on”? Those that know me well, know that I have a hard time letting go and always want to fix everything. It must be the Engineer in me. I was reminded of this while…
Positive post Sunday, August 11, 2019- Week 130. Have you ever said, “You never listen to me” or “Did you hear a word I said”? Well, I’ve both said these and had them said to me. In fact, I remember when I was younger, my mom saying I had “selective hearing”. Or better yet,…