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”
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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”
Counsel of many
Was thinking the other day how plans frequently fail if there haven’t been advisors or counselors. To turn that phrase around: plans tend to succeed when you have input from multiple people, with multiple perspectives. First of all, I totally hold to that proverb. I believe it lends amazing value. But there’s another way toContinueContinue reading “Counsel of many”
Jeff Beaumont 