Monthly Archives: May 2014

Fence Sitting hurts, and gets you nowhere

Posted on May 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

Life is daily decision making. Some are easy, like where where to eat lunch, or deciding on what book to read. Some decision are huge, what career should you follow? Where should you live? Should I get married? I suppose … Continue reading →

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We shouldn’t be surprised when it happens, we should expect it

Posted on May 22, 2014 by dfolstad58

A few minutes ago I was relaxing reading another Stuart Woods novel, I’m going through those books like free drinks at an all inclusive resort. But I digress, the phone rings and a polite voice asks for me, and once … Continue reading →

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Optimist or Pessimist – which are you?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by dfolstad58

The story goes that psychologists doing a study picked two boys, one a pessimist and the other an optimist. They put the pessimist in a room filled with toys all wrapped up. In no time at all he had opened … Continue reading →

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Letting Go Of The Trivial

Posted on May 8, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on BASE girl:
triv·i·al ˈtrivēəl/ adjective 1.of little value or importance. That is the literal definition of trivial. Most people place so much additional importance on small things that at the end of the day, or in the big picture,…

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Big or Small – We all need to take them

Posted on May 3, 2014 by dfolstad58

Sometimes we forget. Almost everything we can point to in our life, jobs, friendships, skills, we have them because we took big or small risks. Some of those small risks paid out big time. When you invite a person you … Continue reading →

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Everyone has been N’d by someone, and glad for it

Posted on May 1, 2014 by dfolstad58

You probably know someone who is really good at N‘ing. Maybe you have N“d a few times especially after someone N’d you and you appreciated it. Most of us need a little N now and then because we get complacent … Continue reading →

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