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The Fight?
March 18th, 2024
The Fight? &Raquo; Vector Peace Symbol With Flower

WARRIOR A Warrior, she’s often been, obsessed with other lands. In tending to her freedom, so content to raise her hand. Yet even in the midst of war, surrounded by alone she knew t’was might that brought her here, and sliced her to the bone. This Warrior has sheathed her sword. Its glint may dull, at will. Her wounds, now tender’d, body bathed. Her feet now soft and still. All wagers off, she’s settled in, sworn enemies released and whole. Old Warrior, the time is nigh to find yourself at home. An Elegant Mind’s Handbook When I wrote this poem, I struggled with the word old because... Continue Reading

March 18th, 2024
Drive
March 14th, 2024
Drive &Raquo; Pauladtozer

Are you a person who enjoys the challenge of competition, but also likes to fit in? Admitting that a challenge energizes you but attempting to fit in with a group establishes a dichotomy that creates a conflict within. You cannot fit in and stand out. The first step is admitting that you have a strong drive to overcome challenges. A person who stands out must be unique, would you agree? Even in a group of unique individuals, you must be willing to stand out. If you don’t stand out, or if the group is unwilling to accept you as a standout, you’re in the wrong group. This internal conflict... Continue Reading

March 14th, 2024
Winner’s Road
February 28th, 2024
Winner’s Road &Raquo; Img 0504

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference From the poem The Road Less Traveled by Robert Frost Isn’t it cool? Every day that you wake up on this side of the grass is another opportunity to win. Winners begin each day with anticipation – looking forward to finding the something colored beautiful moments in this great day that will can only be found on Winner’s Road. These moments can be a thought, a conversation, an activity…anything that creates a connection... Continue Reading

February 28th, 2024
The Cult
February 18th, 2024
The Cult &Raquo; The Cult Of Mediocrity 1

If you want to be a winner every time, set the bar low enough so that you’d have to work hard not to achieve it. People will applaud you because you act and look exactly like them. I want to be the same as everyone else, said no one with self-respect, ever. When we were kids we had big dreams…we wanted to become someone in this world…to make our mark…but somewhere on that trail, we found tears, and discouragement in the form of other travelers who demanded that, if we wanted to walk along with them, we had to do and say the things they said and did. Where I grew up we have a lovely park... Continue Reading

February 18th, 2024
Enchanting Treve – Chapt 1
February 16th, 2024
Enchanting Treve – Chapt 1 &Raquo; Pauladtozer

Hi folks, here is Chapter 1 of my novel, Enchanting Treve. This novel represents so much as it is told from the perspective of three strong women who are doing their best to live their lives to the fullest in the face of life’s challenges. It is also a journey down memory lane for those of us who grew up in the country or who visited family who lived in the country when we were kids. With this novel I held nothing back – it brought the tears as well as the joys of those days into sharp relief. The intense struggles we face as we progress through the phases of our lives, with their pleasant,... Continue Reading

February 16th, 2024
Find Something to Enjoy
February 1st, 2024
Find Something To Enjoy &Raquo; Pauladtozer

Don’t love your work? Can’t wait to get the heck out of there when your shift is done? It’s up to you to find some part of your job to enjoy. Let’s get real: You signed on for this work. You agreed to their terms and conditions. Even if you felt you had no choice but to take this job, at some point you must have been relieved when you got the opportunity.  Why aren’t you pleased that the option came your way? Gratitude for what you have is the beginning of enjoyment. Every person in the workplace has found themselves in this situation at one time or another. I have been in it more than... Continue Reading

February 1st, 2024
CARPE DIEM: Seize the Day
December 29th, 2023
Carpe Diem: Seize The Day &Raquo; Img 20231229 090512

Today I asked myself…What is the formula for unhappiness? Always seeking, never finding. Always learning, never knowing. To find it is to know it. To know it is to live it. Simple. If that’s so, then why do we struggle to be happy? Your life doesn’t contradict your words or circumstances. What you live is what you know for sure… Do you like what you see? The stories you tell? No excuses, no regrets, no illusions. These are what you must eliminate. What will you find after this process of negation? Consider yourself as a work in progress. Progress is something colored beautiful. The... Continue Reading

December 29th, 2023
A New Holiday Story
December 24th, 2023
A New Holiday Story &Raquo; Pauladtozer

It’s interesting to observe how the holiday season can make us feel more alone. For those of us who feel its bite instead of its embrace, the idea that we “should” be happy, prosperous, and share meals surrounded by friends and family feels like a fairy tale. Even when we do enjoy rewarding relationships, engage in our holiday rituals, and have the pleasure of the company of friends and family, many times, it’s a fairy tale as well because our friends complain or get too drunk or share too much personal information and our family is often more challenging than pleasurable…so we pretend.... Continue Reading

December 24th, 2023
Be One.
December 22nd, 2023
Be One. &Raquo; Pauladtozer

Waste no more time talking about what a good man is like. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor. At the time of his reign, he was the most powerful man in the world. His now famous private journals, Meditations, weren’t meant for the public to read. They were his private thoughts, ideas he was working out within himself, for his eyes only. Marcus Aurelius was a Stoic. This did not mean that he wasn’t in touch with his feelings, that’s a misconception about the Stoic philosophy. He was disciplined, very thoughtful, and deliberate about how he expressed his emotions. He... Continue Reading

December 22nd, 2023
Bloggers look at the past and to the future as summer comes to an end
September 4th, 2023

For the last few weeks, I’ve been working on organizing my historical family photos. About 10 years ago, I had around 200 photos scanned. I named and dated about a third of them. The rest are numbered. I paused the project until I could buy a good scanner so I could scan the rest of the photos myself. Now that I have one, I need to name and date the photos I had scanned earlier and scan probably several hundred more. The next step is making a family record. Should we use Ancestry.com? MyHeritage? Archives? Or, should we use FamilySearch, a free site owned and funded by The Church of Jesus Christ... Continue Reading

September 4th, 2023