I have a to do list. But a list of things to nix..? I need that. The problem is I’m just too stressed to think about it. One thing that makes us work longer hours, always full days, and working or running errands on weekends or holidays (such as Christmas) is not because it hadContinueContinue reading “To Nix List”
Author Archives: Jeff Beaumont
New Years Resolutions
Resolutions are great — they bring fulfillment and completion. To resolve something means I just read the very last page of the book — and feel satisfied. But I’ve never been a big New Years Resolution fan. I’ve likely set 2–3 goals in the last 5–10 years. I agree: pretty pathetic. Though since I enter this annual reflection onContinueContinue reading “New Years Resolutions”
Two Ways of Looking At It
There are many changes in life. There are many kingdoms rising and falling, the world the shifting. And we can either look at that with fear and blame it for causing us poor performance, or we can look at it as an opportunity to grow from & into. I can look at the bad economyContinueContinue reading “Two Ways of Looking At It”
Marathon vs. Sprint
Sometimes, we are sprinters running a marathon. It’s great for the first bit, but it’s a totally different race. Others are marathon runners doing a sprint. There are many times when we’ve not properly identified the race which we are running. We look at the scope of a project, the dream we have, or theContinueContinue reading “Marathon vs. Sprint”
Hugelkultur
If you’re not familiar with this term, go here for a deeper analysis — it’s really rather fascinating! When I planted my garden, I chose to prepare the soil for the long term, it wasn’t a “season by season” plan. Hugelkultur is the idea of piling dead logs, branches, and other wood into a pile (or row)ContinueContinue reading “Hugelkultur”
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