The other day I had thought that I only had some loose ends to take care of. My game has other ideas though. I was watching some Youtube videos Thursday and Friday and was reminded not to lose focus of my original vision while diving deep into all of the specific details as in: Stop … More Side Quest
Yes, it’s been some time since my last post. Life has a way of getting, shall we say, interesting. However I’m back in a different way. You see I have spent the last few months working on a board game that I have come up with. Hence the title: Pivoting. In a way however, this … More Pivoting
I wonder if it’s apparent to those reading my posts that my process of writing is almost stream of consciousness. When I sit down to write here I have an idea of what I want to talk about but not what I’m actually going to say or how I’m going to say it. It’s really … More Road Trips: experience vs. destination
This is just as true for me as it can be for others. Those of you following this blog of mine might think that I’ve got it all figured out. Unfortunately this is not the case. The principles I’m delineating here haven’t always created the results I’ve hoped for. Even as I preach the value … More It’s not always easy.
I just had a conversation where I was explaining what I was writing about. As I was describing Playfulness I was having a hard time articulating my thoughts. This perplexed me and gave me pause. I consider myself a decent writer and have been writing about this subject for a bit. Afterwards I began to … More Moving forwards
That blank page awaits. Even the Stream of Consciousness style of writing that I like, has to start somewhere. The urge to just randomly hit keys whispers in my ear. That Would be a playful approach; much like trying to write complete nonsense. Why Playfulness? First of all, it’s a good way to become unstuck. … More and, now what . . .
It has certainly been awhile. Life has been . . well; Life. Interesting. I have been trying to write a book about playfulness. I have started the fifth chapter, but it’s been difficult. Writing a book takes Discipline; something that is absolutely foreign to me. I look at the definition in the dictionary and stare … More I’m Back
Imagine standing in the street looking at where your house used to be. All that remains is a burnt out husk still smelling of smoke and ash. The weight of this loss settles on your shoulders as you think about what else went up in flames. Cherished momentos accumulated over the years, all gone; just … More The Irrepressible Mr. Murphy
Self-confidence can be defined as feeling certain and assured of one’s own abilities. This is certainly a good quality to have if you want to be more successful. In fact it’s hard to be a success without it. When a person is confident in their abilities they are also going to be more optimistic about … More You’ve Got This!
When Life gives you Lemons . . make yourself a delicious Lemon Meringue Pie! Then you can smash it into Life’s very surprised face. 😄 Did that catch you off guard? Like a lot of good comedy I started out in one direction then made a surprising right turn. Taking something ordinary and mundane and … More When good ‘ol Murphy and his law comes a calling; bring on the clowns.
The Playful Life 