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Walking is good in more ways than one

May 2, 2012 By 3 Comments

Getting exercise is important for our bodies.  Walking is an excellent way of getting that exercise.

I usually go out and get in some walking time about 4 or 5 days per week.  Walking is something that I truly enjoy doing.

Not only is walking easy to do, but there are so many benefits that come from walking.  If you have issues like arthritis or other types of health issues, the nice thing about walking is that it is relatively low impact, and most anybody can do it.  You don’t have to be a big “workout” person or really strain yourself.  Depending on your level of health, you can do a higher impact exercise by “power walking,” which would be faster and more active.  If you are not up to that, just do a bit of a stroll around your neighborhood.

Walking is good

Walking is good

What are some of the benefits of walking?

  • Getting to know your neighborhood better
  • Meeting neighbors and making new friends along your route
  • Makes you feel good!
  • Some “alone time” where you can reflect and think about things

Of course, there are other benefits, especially benefits to your health.  I find that when I walk, I physically feel better.  If I miss a few days of walking, I don’t feel as good.

If you do miss some walking sessions, it can be hard to get back on track.  I mean, if you were to miss walking for a couple of weeks, you may find that you have become lethargic, or just plan lazy.  Maybe because you have not done your walking, you are not feeling so well, and that becomes an excuse to not walk.

I’m not feeling so well today, so maybe I’ll just walk tomorrow.

Problem is, tomorrow you won’t feel well either.  If you get out of the habit of exercising, like walking, you have to literally force yourself to do it again, and when you do, you will start feeling better.

Try to do a little walking and see if you don’t feel better!  I know that I do.

Want to make your walking a little more fun?  Try these tips:

  • Get an MP3 player so you can listen to music, books on tape or some other entertainment while walking
  • Bring along a water bottle so that you can stay refreshed
  • Try to vary your routes so that you see new things, and new places often
  • Talk to people that you encounter along the way, you never know when you’ll meet a great new friend
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Helping Others

April 25, 2012 By 2 Comments

I believe that helping others is something that is very good for you.  Of course, it helps the person to whom you offer assistance, but it also helps you.

How does it help you?

Well from experience, it gives you a feeling of well being.  It helps you realize how lucky you are with the things that you have.  I makes you appreciate life more.  All in all, believe me, it is a good thing for you to help others.

Of course, like all of us, I have helped people all of my life.  Most of that time, though, I have helped others in a very half-hazard way.  I helped when it was convenient to me.  I helped when something really needed to be done and caught my attention. I never really just helped for the sake of helping, though.

About a decade ago, though, my wife and I, on Christmas Eve, decided to do something to make our Christmas more special.  We decided to do something special for strangers, not just for our family.

We gave this man some food for Christmas

We gave this man some food for Christmas

We went out and bought a lot of food items – everything from hamburgers from McDonald to bottles of juice.  Christmas candy to snacks, and such.  In later years, we even bought things like pork, chicken and other foods that the people could enjoy with their families on Christmas.

After purchasing a LOT of stuff, we put it in our car and just started driving around the city and giving the stuff out to homeless people, and others who were obviously poor.  Do you know what?  Because of what we did, it was the best Christmas I had ever experienced.

One year, when we did this, we went out in a very remote area in the mountains.  We saw an old lady walking along the road, obviously very poor.  We stopped and gave her a bag of food that she could use to prepare a Christmas feast for her loved ones.  When we did, she was astonished, she looked at me and said:

I don’t know what we would have done if you had not shown up.  You are an angel.  We ran out of money yesterday, and also have no food.

It honestly brought tears to my eyes, and I have never forgotten the lady.  By doing something for her, I was helping myself, because I felt so good.

In fact, I am somewhat ashamed to admit this, but in doing this year after year, I am really doing it for myself, not others.  It is a selfish thing to say, but I like the feeling that I get when I help others.

Our kids really enjoy visiting the orphanage

Our kids really enjoy visiting the orphanage

More recently, my family and I have been visiting an orphanage not far from where we live.  The place has somewhere between 50 to 100 children who live there.  Some have medical problems.  Others are only there because their parents cannot afford to care for them.  I really enjoy visiting those kids, because it is so obvious that the children are starved for attention and affection.  If you just pick up the small kids and hold them for a few minutes, you can see the good feeling that they get.  Sometimes it is sad, because the kids don’t want you to put them down.  But, you have to put them down eventually, there are so many other kids who want a few minutes of attention too.

Helping others is therapeutic.  It makes you feel good.  It makes you understand that your problems are really so small compared to what others are facing.

Try it.  I am certain that you will come away with pure joy, as I have.

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Recharging

April 23, 2012 By 4 Comments

Have you recharged your batteries lately?

I use rechargeable batteries in my office a great deal, mostly AA batteries.

But, that is not what I’m talking about.

I mean charging your own internal batteries.  Relieving your stress.  Re-energizing your self.  Breaking away from everyday life for a bit of relaxation.

We all need to recharge our internal batteries from time to time.  We need a break.  If we don’t take the time to get such a break, we will burn ourselves out and will not be productive in our work or in our personal lives.

Basically, taking a break in a far away place is what we all need to do this.  Doing nothing is a big part of it.  What I especially mean by “nothing” is not doing any of the “regular stuff” that we do day in and day out.

A different kind of recharging

A different kind of recharging

Doing nothing is different for every one of us.  For example, I was going to say that we should not cook, and let somebody else do the cooking for us.  But, on reflection, I decided that I was totally wrong about that.  What about somebody who has such a busy job that they don’t have time to cook, even if cooking good food is something that they are passionate about?  To say that they should not cook may be exactly the opposite of what needs to be said.  Maybe what would be a recharging experience for that person would be took cook a gourmet feast for their family.  Taking the time to cook to their heart’s delight, something that they don’t have time to do on a daily basis.  I mean, for a busy working person who stops at the drive through window every night, to take the time to prepare a feast might just be a very rewarding experience!

Recharge!

Recharge!

Where do you think you should go to recharge?  The first thought is to go to the beach, especially some deserted beach with no crowds and such.  But, for somebody like me who lives near the beach, I would need a change of scenery, not the same scenery that I see day in and day out.  Maybe for somebody like me, a few days in the mountains are what the doctor ordered?

The truth is that only you can know for sure what will recharge your batteries.  Where to go and do it depends on what you find peaceful, and what you would find different from the daily grind.  What activities you will do on your R&R session are also a personal choice that only you can decide.

But, one thing cannot be argued.  We all need a little rest and relaxation in order to recharge our bodies and minds.  Without it, we will simply burn out.

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Being comfortable, is it a good thing?

January 18, 2012 By 2 Comments

Well, the title of this article would certainly seem to be correct.  Being comfortable is a good thing.  I mean, if you sit down it’s sure nice if your chair is comfortable.  When you lay down to sleep, a comfortable bed is a big plus.  How could it not be a good thing to be comfortable?

However, I am not talking about your body being comfortable when you sit or lay down.  What I am talking about is more of an inner feeling of comfortable which is related to staying within your “comfort zone,” and not venturing outside the comfort zone.  Believe me, that is not a good thing.  So, yes, there are times when being comfortable is a bad thing indeed.

If you don’t venture outside your comfort zone, you cannot grow.  You cannot learn about things that are foreign to you.  Doing things that make you nervous brings understanding  and learning.  If you do things that are uncomfortable enough, they become part of your comfort zone.

Resting in Comfort

Resting in Comfort

Back in 2000, I decided to move to the Philippines.  I am an American, but my wife is Filipino.  Starting in the late 90′s, I had a desire to move to the Philippines and experience life here, which was something that would be totally foreign to me.  When I had finally put everything in place for the move, though, and was getting close to the time when I’d get on that airplane and fly to my new home, I got quite nervous.  Was I doing the right thing.  Was a move to a foreigner country the right thing for myself, my wife and my kids?  Frankly, it suddenly scared me to death.  But, because I had the desire to move, and I had worked hard to put everything in place for such a move, I went ahead with my dream.  Yes, things were scary, and it took time for myself and my family to adjust to our new home, but we came to love living in the Philippines, and we are still in the Philippines after all of these years.  My feeling of being uncomfortable worked out great for me.

A Philippine Jeepney

A Philippine Jeepney

Just last year, I took another leap into the discomfort and it worked out well.  What did I do?  I decided to start riding jeepneys.  A jeepney is basically the most widely used public transportation vehicle in the Philippines, where I live.  When I moved here, I bought a car, we Americans are so used to having our cars, so that is what I wanted.  All these years, I drive around wherever I want to go.  But, I have always been somewhat curious and also enamored with jeepneys, so last year I decided to give it a try.  I was very nervous about doing it, because it was something so unfamiliar to me, and so far outside my comfort zone.  But, that was about 6 months ago when I tried it, and to this day I still ride jeepneys almost daily!  I drive too, but I take the jeepney much more often than driving, and I enjoy my time riding jeepneys.

So, I would say, based on my experience, that going outside your comfort zone is almost always a good thing.  It almost always works out for the best, and is productive.  Even if you try something and don’t like it, you have still learned and grown from the experience.  Learning is always a good thing to do, and one great way to do that is by making yourself a bit uncomfortable from time to time!

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Goal Setting

January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Is it important to set goals?  Is it a smart thing to do?  Well these questions are a matter of opinion, but I would say that setting goals is a very smart thing to do, and very important too.

If you don’t have goals, you might end up just wandering aimlessly.  With goals you have a constant reminder of where to focus so that you can achieve your goals.

Many people make a mistake, though, when it comes to goals.  They set their goals way too high.

For example, if you set the following goal, what are you going to do to achieve it?

I want to be a millionaire.

Is that a realistic goal?  Not really.  I mean, I am not saying that it can’t be achieved.  In fact, it is not hard to achieve at all these days.  Truth is in this age, a million dollars is not a huge amount of money.  But, if you do want to become a millionaire, you need to set some smaller goals first, because you cannot become a millionaire overnight, or even by the end of the year.  At least most of us cannot.  Instead you need to start out making more money than you are now.  You need to earn enough money that you can start setting some money aside.  Maybe you will invest that money, either in something like a stock, or perhaps use that nest egg to start your own business.  Starting from such an investment will allow your money to keep growing.  Once you achieve that goal of earning extra money, it’s time to move on to another small goal that will propel you on the way toward your ultimate goal of becoming a millionaire.

Hitting the Target

Hitting the Target

What are the problems with setting such a lofty goal from the beginning? Well, I can think of at least a couple of problems with that:

  • Setting a huge goal may become a burden.  It may discourage you since you cannot meet your goal in a short time frame.
  • You may set such a large goal and not be able to figure out how to do it.  If you set smaller goals you can more easily get it done and work your way toward your larger objective.
  • Because achieving your large goal may take so long, you may lose focus and eventually just consider it impossible.

One way you might work is to figure out what you ultimate goal is, and then set smaller goals that would be like steps toward your big goal.  Setting a goal that will not be completed, though, for 10 years or even 5 years is somewhat unrealistic, though, because you will lose interest and abandon the goal before you reach it.

Goal setting is a good thing.  It’s a smart thing to do. Just remember to also be smart about the way you approach goal setting.

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Learning the right skills

December 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Learning is important no matter your age.  Even if you are already old, learning new things helps keep your mind active and I would argue that continued learning helps keep you feeling younger.  But, what about kids?  Are our kids today learning the things they need to learn.

Last week, I was watching an American TV news network.  They had a story about some organization who had come out with a list of 10 things our children will never have to worry about.  Many of the things on the list I agreed with, they were simply things that technology had allowed us to pass by when it comes to education.  But, the number one thing listed as being unimportant for kids to learn these days was something I was in big disagreement with.

Typing

Typing

The organization had said that the number one thing that kids no longer need to learn is typing.  What?  Personally, I would argue that technology has made it even more important for kids to learn how to type.  I mean, with computers today, we use keyboards constantly to input data to our PCs.  Typing skills are critical today in my mind.

I am a pretty good typist.  I took two years of typing in High School, and have been using my typing skills ever since.  Today, I am nearing 50 years old and I type more now than I ever have.  With my work being computer based, it is critical.  I can type about 100 words per minute, which I think is pretty good.  Because I can type accurately and fast, I can get my work done pretty quickly.  For a person who doesn’t know how to type, but has to hunt for the key he wants to use, well, his working speed can come nowhere near somebody who is an accomplished typist.

Now, there can be a legitimate argument on this, though.  Voice recognition technology is coming.  Actually it’s already here, but it is not good enough yet to replace typing, in my opinion.  Over the past few years I have had some trouble with arthritis in my hands, and have thus tried voice recognition and using a microphone to enter data into my computer as opposed to a keyboard.  It works.  But, it’s not as good or as fast as a keyboard is for somebody who knows how to type.  Maybe in 5 or 10 years we will enter data into our computers with a microphone and the keyboard will be a thing of the past.  Or, maybe in 50 years we will still be using keyboards.

For now, though, I think that learning to type is critical for a school kid.  Of everything I learned in my years of schooling, typing has been the most valuable in my profession.

What do you think?

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Pomegranate juice – great taste, great health

September 8, 2011 By 4 Comments

Want to get into a great habit for improved health?  And, something that tastes great too?

Have you ever tried Pomegranate Juice?

I enjoy drinking juice.  I particularly like mixing various juices with iced tea to give the tea a bit of a flavor boost, and a different taste than normal.  Until about 6 months ago, I had never tasted pomegranate juice before.  I had eaten pomegranate, although not for a long, long time, but had never had the juice.

Enjoying a glass of pomegranate juice

Enjoying a glass of pomegranate juice

At some point, about 6 months or so ago, when I went to the grocery store to buy some juice, I was looking over the various flavors and saw pomegranate juice on the shelf, so I decided to give it a try.  All I can say is that when I tried it, I found out how great it really is.  The flavor is wonderful, and even just a small amount mixed in with my iced tea gives off a super flavor that is quite unique.

Pomegranate Fruit makes for a delicious juice

Pomegranate Fruit makes for a delicious juice

After enjoying pomegranate juice for a while, I started learning about the health benefits of the juice.  I saw a report on the news about this, and have since learned more.  Probably the number one benefit is that it appears that pomegranate juice is a major cancer fighter.  Studies are still preliminary, but many studies are pointing to pomegranate juice as a major plus for health.  In addition to fighting cancer, they are also finding that pomegranate juice also helps fight off heart attacks and even high blood pressure too.  One of the reasons that pomegranate juice helps fight off heart attacks is because it contains a fairly large amount of resveratrol, the same thing that is found in red wine, which has long been known to fight off heart attacks.

Isn’t it great when you can find a product that you love for the flavor, and then you find out that it also helps keep you healthy?   I know that I think it’s great!

So, give pomegranate juice a try if you have not already.  You might not know what you’re missing!

Pomegranate juice, a great habit to get into for good health.

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Spending money on your tools

August 3, 2011 By 1 Comment

Unless you are already retired, you must have some kind of job, a career, whatever you want to call it.  In short, you must be doing something to earn money.  They say that money can’t buy happiness, but I know that having no money is surely a sad situation and having money makes life quite a bit easier, and in my opinion happier too.

Of course, there are millions of ways to earn money.  Maybe you are a painter.  Maybe you work construction.  Perhaps you are a taxi driver.  Or, like me, maybe you work on a computer day in and day out.  These days, it is likely that you spend at least some time working on a computer, regardless of what your job is.  I mean, if you are a painter, you probably spend some time on the computer to track your customers.  Really almost any job these days has some element of computer use.

Logitech Wave Keyboard

Logitech Wave Keyboard

Today, what I want to address is your tools that you use for your work.  If you are a construction worker, maybe your tools are things that we would more traditionally consider to be tools – a hammer, screwdrivers, saws, etc.  But, every profession relies on some type of tools that are needed to get the job done.

My profession is mostly writing, but also includes other things that I do on the computer.  I suppose that the computer makes up probably 98% or more of the work that I do, and the money that I earn.  So, one of my tools is the computer.

I have other tools too

High Quality Mouse

High Quality Mouse

Working on the computer, what tools could I possibly have?  Well, think about it.  I have lots of tools:

  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Digital Camera
  • Cellular Phone
  • Printer
  • Blank CD’s
  • My Desk
  • My Chair
  • I could go on and on…

Yes, each of these things is a tool that I use to do my job.  I don’t swing a hammer, but I do type with my keyboard and use my mouse to navigate around my computer.  Without these important tools, I could not do my job.

Because these tools are very important to me, I spend money to buy quality tools.

Let’s look at my keyboard as an example.  I use a Logitech Wireless “Wave” keyboard, which is a high quality ergonomic keyboard.  I have been using this Wave keyboard for about 5 years now, as I recall.  Before I had this keyboard, I used a cheaper keyboard which was not an ergonomic model.  I began developing problems with my wrists being painful, and I could not do my job as I wanted to due to the pain.  Now that I have an ergonomic keyboard, and some other tools, my wrist problems have been greatly alleviated.  Now, I can do the work that I need to do in order to earn an income, and also to make me happy with my life.

This keyboard was expensive.  It cost me about $150 back in the day when I bought it.  That’s an expensive keyboard, although certainly not the most expensive around.  But, is it really worth spending $150 on a keyboard?  Yes, it is.  You see, as I explained earlier, when I used a cheaper keyboard I developed problems with my wrists, and could not work as much as I needed to.  In fact, even 10 minutes or so of typing, and I had to quit for a few hours to let my wrists rest.  Now, $150 for a keyboard, which I have used for 5 years?  That means that the keyboard has cost about 8 cents per day.  And, the keyboard does not need to be replaced yet.  Maybe I’ll get another 5 years out of the keyboard, making it only 4 cents per day.  But, even if I went out and replaced the keyboard today, the $150 investment was really worth it.  Having a quality tool made it easier to do my job, provided a better quality of work, and offered great reliability.

Use the right hammer for the job

Use the right hammer for the job

Same thing with the mouse.  Having a good quality mouse is very important, especially in ergonomic ways.  You see, using a mouse that properly keeps your hand in the right position and such helps keep you from developing an injury like carpal tunnel syndrome or something similar.  I routinely spend $100 or more on a mouse, even though there are models available for as little as $2 or so.  But, I am a writer, and do other things on the computer.  This is my profession.  Sometimes I spend many hours every day using these tools – the tools of my trade.  Spending the necessary money is not a worry, in fact, if I did not spend for quality tools for my profession, that would be a worry for me.

Now, in other areas, I don’t necessarily buy the best quality of tools.  For example, I have a cheap hammer.  But, I don’t use a hammer often, nor is it part of my profession.  The quality of my hammer does not affect the work that I do to earn money.  I think that if I used a hammer twice in the same year, that could be considered as a year when I gave my hammer heave use.  Because of these factors, I really don’t need a high quality hammer.  Just like Bubba the builder, he doesn’t really need a $100 mouse, since he uses the computer only rarely.

So, what about you?  What is your profession?  Do you have the right tools for the job?  If not, maybe it’s something to consider.

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Incorporating Faith into your life

June 16, 2011 By 6 Comments

Look, I am going to be very up front and clear.  I am not a Bible thumping person who goes around pushing my religion on others.  Not at all.  In fact, I admit freely that I often feel that my faith is not as strong as it should be.  I am a Christian, and I try to live a life that follows the path of the Lord, although like all of us, I am not always successful in that quest.  In fact, I often am not, even though I desire to be.

I will also readily admit that sometimes when I read or talk to people who tell me that there is no God, I can be vulnerable and consider the possibility that they may be right.  Thus, my faith is not nearly as strong as I wish it was, or where I think it should be.  But, in the end, I believe in God.  When times come up when my faith wavers a bit and I consider the possibility that there may be no God, even then I feel that I should live a clean life where I care for my brothers in the world, and live in a way that follows the same path that we are taught by God.

On the road to faith

On the road to faith

I also understand that we, as a human race, follow different belief systems.  I believe in God and his son, Jesus Christ.  I have friends who are Jewish, Muslim, Atheists, Agnostic and whatever other belief systems you can think of.  I have no problem with any of them.  In part, I believe that we are all worshiping the same being, just with different names, and slightly different beliefs about that entity.  Well, of course the Atheists do not follow any God, although they have their own personal belief system.  I have no problem with any of that.  What I choose to believe and what you choose to believe may be different, but I feel that we can still live with respect and even admiration toward each other.  I don’t see a conflict.  I also do not feel a need to make an effort to convert others to my belief system.

Journey of Faith

Journey of Faith

There is something that happened today, this morning, which strengthens my faith.  Truth is, this thing that happened has happened so many times over in my life that I should expect it.  You see, this morning I had a need for something that was lacking in my life.  I felt it was impossible that the thing I needed could be obtained, at least not today.  Maybe someday my need would be fulfilled, maybe not.  But, I felt like I needed to have that need fulfilled today, and just felt it was not even remotely possible.  I have been thinking about that need for some time now, but this morning I felt it was critical in my life to get fulfillment of the need.  About half an hour after I was thinking that, I got an e-mail from somebody whom I don’t know.  He knows me through reading some of my websites and such, but I don’t know him.  Well, he e-mailed me and told me he wanted to do something for me, and went on to tell me what he was going to do.  The thing he was going to do was to fulfill that need that has been on my mind.  I thought it was impossible, but now he has already done it.

Now, I just feel that if there was no God, how could such a thing happen?  Just by chance?  The odds of that are nearly zero.

As I say, this sort of filling of a need at the seemingly most opportune time has happened to me before, when I felt the need was strong.  It can be anything in life that is needed.  So, it leaves me wondering, if this sort of thing has happened many times over in my 49 years of life, how can I let my faith waver at times?  I guess it is because of being human and imperfect.

What I do know is that I am very thankful that my need was fulfilled this morning, and I am thankful to the person who filled that need.

So, I have to say, I believe that incorporating faith into your life is a smart thing to do.  It’s not that a smart person can analyze and come up with proof of a God, or anything like that.  In fact, it is about being smart enough to give up some control and believe in something even without evidence.  That’s what faith is all about, and I believe that faith is a smart thing to have in my life.

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Taking Stock

May 27, 2011 By 4 Comments

I have a routine.

I think we all have a routine to one extent or another.

Things we do.

Just automatically, almost without even thinking about it.

I think that for most of us, whether we even think about it, our routine is important to us.  It is what we do, and the reason why we do it is simply because for one reason or another, at one time or another in our life, the things we do in our routine have become part of our routine because they are things we need, and things that are important to us.  If these things were not important to us, we would not do them every day.  Right?

This morning, I was in the middle of my morning routine:

  1. Get up.
  2. Boot up my computer.
  3. Check my e-mail to see if anything important came in overnight.
  4. Check a series of websites that publish information on topics that I care about.
Taking Stock

Taking Stock

Hold on.

Scratch that #4 above.

As I was checking my “regular websites” this morning, I realized that much of this stuff was not important to me anymore.  Some of the stuff, to be honest, I really don’t care much about anymore.  Why am I spending time checking about stuff that I really don’t care about.

After the realization, I sat there thinking.

What is important to me these days?  I’ve changed a lot, and it is different things that are important to me than what it used to be.  But, what things really are important to me now?

Honestly, I was not sure anymore.  Oh, of course things like my family and friends are important to me.  That’s not what I’m talking about, those things are a given.  I’m talking about my interests, things that I care enough about to spend some time every day keeping up with the topic.  That sort of thing.

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

As I sat there thinking over what is important in my life, the words to a song that I like came to me.  The song is called “Distantly in Love” by Jimmy Buffett.  The first verse of the song seemed to fit my feelings this morning:

Pay phones all were ringing as the crowd went roarin’ by
Lovely dancers swaying to an island lullaby
Beside the southern ocean taking stock of what’s to be
Writing you this letter that you’ll probably never see

It’s the third line that fit my feeling today – “Beside the southern ocean taking stock of what’s to be.”

Yes, I realized that it’s time for me to take stock of my feelings and interests today, and to revise my routine to something more current.

One of the parts of my routine that really is of little interest to me these days, but used to be, is an interest in US Politics.  I used to be a real political junkie.  These days, I don’t even live in the USA any more, so why do I even care?  Fact is, I don’t care too much any more, but I still check the political news religiously every day.  Why?  I need to cut that off, and spend that time on something that is more relevant to my life that I am living today.  I need to take stock of what’s to be in my life, and modify my routine to fit what I discover when I take stock.

The fact is, as I think this over, we all need to take stock from time to time and unclutter our lives of things that really don’t mean much to us any longer.

Just like what Jimmy Buffett says in the song… I want to go sit next to the southern ocean and take stock of what’s to be.  I think I’ll do it today.

What about you?

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