To be responsible for my life means I have to let it be what it is. Not what someone told me it was. Not what others think that it is. Just what it is. Instant Pots I really like my Instant Pot. It has worked for us, and I have found some meals that...
Category: Engage
Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
Taking responsibility for my life has mostly happened in my head. Sometimes, though, it’s entirely practical. Like freezer breakfast sandwiches. I actually make these for Eric to take to work with him. He has an hour-and-twenty-minute commute each way. So he is gone before 6 a.m., coffee in tow. But he usually waits until...
Control and Responsibility
Learning to own your life begins by facing your beliefs about control and responsibility. At least, that’s been a vital component for me. Control and Responsibility We are not mistaken, of course. There is a direct connection between control and responsibility. If you are in charge of something–a car, a meeting, a classroom, a...
Taking Responsibility
I want to engage my life. I want you to engage yours. And I am slowly grasping the truth that engagement is all about taking responsibility. The Choice In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo a choice: two pills. One will return him to his floating-in-the-goo existence where his whole life happens only in his...
The Gravity of the Negatives
To be fair, yesterday was not a horrible. There was a lot of good in it. But have you ever noticed that negative stuff draws you in. Even though you can see good things, the gravity of the negatives pulls on you, and it’s really hard to break away from. Good Stuff I started...