life lessons

Plot Twist! Life Didn’t Ask for Your Opinion

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Just when you think you’ve got life figured out, it throws you a banana peel, a plot twist, and a backstabber with a charming smile. But guess what? You’re still standing—and now you’ve got better shoes.

Things don’t often turn out the way we want them to. In fact, they frequently turn out exactly the opposite. Sometimes there is no understanding why they turned out the way they did and it is a mystery that we can solve. Other times, we know exactly why they turned out the way they did and we can pinpoint a person or reason why it happened. Either way, I’m not a fan. I prefer things to turn out the way I want them to turn out. Perhaps it is life’s way of teaching us Life lesson 101 – that’s life. Get over it. Suck it up. And move on. The other alternative is to piss and moan to anyone who is willing to listen. Most people will try to avoid us when we take that road. When we move on, we discover new opportunities. We discover pathways we never considered before. And ,we discover an inner strength we never knew we had. So I tip my hat and say thank you to those who stabbed me in the back and forced me to take a different road. I won’t invite you to dinner, but I will say thanks because without you I wouldn’t be where I am today. And, I’m happy where I am. Don’t ever let them get you down, show them what you are made of.

  1. When was the last time life threw you a curveball, and how did you handle it?
  2. Do you prefer the predictable comfort of plans—or the adventure of unpredictability?
  3. If life handed you another curveball right now, how would you react—head down or head held high?

Elliptical Epiphanies: One Hour, One Machine, One Big Life Lesson

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You can’t rush the clock on an elliptical machine—and it turns out, you can’t rush life’s timing either. What began as a sweaty battle against the ticking minutes turned into a surprising lesson in patience, peace, and perfect inner vision.

As fast as I try to go on the elliptical machine I cannot make my hour time end more quickly. I could move the elliptical machine only fast enough to register and the time would still pass as slowly or as quickly as my mind allowed it to pass. The elliptical machine teaches me some lessons. It teaches me to move to a pace that I feel give me a good workout and contributes to my health. It also teaches me patience. Some things will not happen in the timeframe that I want them to happen. They have their own timeframe. That’s true of my elliptical machine. One hour is one hour and I cannot make it move more quickly. My life’s lesson from the elliptical machine is to discover life’s natural flow and allow it to carry me in its current. The more I fight life’s current, the more stress I add to my life. When I flow with life’s current something internal happens and I am more at peace and my internal vision improves to 2020.

Oops, My Bad: That Time I Was Hilariously, Catastrophically Wrong

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Ever been so convinced you were right that you strutted like a peacock—only to trip over your own certainty? Welcome to the club. In today’s post, we celebrate those glorious fails that make us wiser, funnier, and slightly more cautious around power tools.

Writing Prompt: Write about a moment when you were absolutely certain you were right—only to find out you were spectacularly wrong. What happened next, and how did it change the way you approach being “right”?

Starter Example:

I was so confident that I installed the bookshelf correctly that I proudly placed my signed Red Sox memorabilia on the top shelf. Five minutes later, my autographed ball took a nosedive, and so did my ego. Turns out, wall anchors are not optional—just like humility.

From Darkness to Dawn: A Journey Through Grief (Episode 160)

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Something to Think About

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If you’re a poker player, you know you have to play the hand you’re dealt. You can discard a few cards and hope you catch a bit of luck with their replacements. We still have to play the cards in our hand. It’s that way with life. We have to play the hand we’re dealt. How we play the hand we’re dealt determines the direction of our lives. If the hand you’ve been dealt isn’t a good one, hang in there, the very next hand may be the big winner. 

Something to Think About

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There is much more that unites us than that which divides us. When we change our focus from that which divides to that which unites, our relationships are changed. We begin to see the deep connections between ourselves and others. We may believe differently, hold differing political perspectives, and have cultural differences, yet, these differences are minor compared to what unites us as human beings. Perhaps it is time to reject divisive calls that seek to divide us and demand calls that unite us. 

Something to Think About

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What is time to you? is it something that goes too fast? Is it something that drags? How do you use your time? Once a second goes by it is lost, it cannot be retrieved. Nor can we add time to what already exists. Time is equally distributed to all living beings. We each have 24 hours in a day. How we use our time is up to us. Use time wisely, what you do with your time is your legacy. 

Something to Think About

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We work hard to earn money to buy things. Advertisers would have us think we’re buying happiness when we buy their products. The happiness they sell has a short shelf life. If the products we’re buying are not giving us lasting happiness, what does? When we discover what gives us lasting happiness everything else falls far behind. 

Something to Think About

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There will always be problems. When we solve a problem, another one appears. The more problems we solve, the more complex they become. Solving problems is more effective when one searches for solutions and sets blame aside. Focusing on blame never solved a problem. Focusing on ways to resolve the problem creates an environment of cooperation enhancing the opportunities for success. 

Something to Think About

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We humans are a strange lot. Some of us are an open book. We hold nothing back, it’s all there to read. Some of us are closed up tighter than Fort Knox. We fear letting people getting too close us. We fear any self-disclosure. And, there are lots of folks in-between the two extremes.  It’s what make every relationship unique and interesting. The more we build trust with each other, the more we’re willing to disclose little pieces of ourselves. In great relationships, each person knows the other even better than they know themselves. 

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