Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

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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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 →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged blog, friendships, gain, growth, risk, self confidence, self esteem, self growth, Self Improvement, Toastmasters | 1 Comment

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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Add or Subtract?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by dfolstad58

I wonder what it is about wasting time that to me is scary. So valuable, yet so easily wasted, so easily slipping through my fingers. I did an inventory and realized that daily there are some things I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in health, music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged better use of time, content, discussion, feed jake, inventory, opinion, Time, time wasting | Leave a comment

Stop the day, let’s rewind back and start over

Posted on April 19, 2014 by dfolstad58

Every day I glide out of bed, smile on my face at 5:30 just before the alarm goes off and I feel refreshed, energized and exuberant to face challenges and daily chores. You think I do? You neither eh? Everyone … Continue reading →