Category Archives: Woodshed Moments
These “Woodshed Moments” are equivalent to grabbing ner-do-wells by the scruff of the neck to get their attention and saying “Straighten up and fly right or else — and here’s why”!
Conditioning
I have been haunted by this intractable, plaintive cry of employers: “We can’t retain employees – some leaving after only a day on the job!” Landscaper After spending 3 hours a day on several very modest landscaping projects at our new, down-sized house, I think I finally GET IT! I would not, personally, last more […]
Read moreBoxing Ourselves In
At this very moment, I am watching my water sprinkler soaking parts of my driveway, sidewalk and the front street, along with my parched lawn. However, I consider this wasteful practice a major STEP UP in my ability to navigate the vicissitudes of life! Here’s why: I have always fretted about WASTE. I don’t […]
Read moreLight Versus Dark
There’s LIGHT and there’s DARK. In the beginning, there was only DARK. DARK is the default and DARK dominates LIGHT. LIGHT has to be generated and has to PUSH THROUGH DARK. This requires tremendous amounts of energy input and expenditure. DARK only absorbs energy. In the extreme case, it SUCKS UP ALL THE ENERGY IN […]
Read moreCapacity Will and Insight
I had just finished breakfast and my FIRST INCLINATION was to move to the screened-in porch to finish my coffee, the sports section of the newspaper and the comics. A person who’s retired has the option to do that sort of thing! But I couldn’t help noticing the dry grass in the back yard. Then […]
Read moreGRIT
http://wordpress.leahpalmerpreiss.com/ Angela Duckworth etched GRIT into our Life Mastery Lexicon in her book “GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” So I’ve been trying to figure out how to “etch” it into my daily routine. I’m RETIRED! But I’m not DEAD … yet!! At first glance, one might suggest that you’ve either got it or […]
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