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Tag Archives: relationships
In the moment… for weeks
Today I really need to remain in the moment. I need to remain in the moment for the next week and a half. I have a lot on the go, and the noise in my head is vying for my attention. It … Continue reading
Comfort
1 Timothy 6:9 (NIV) Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. I often think about our safe, comfortable middle-class existences. Do … Continue reading
Silent Envy…
Another emotion worth leaving behind is envy. Like anything we recover from, it takes time and practice to change our patterns. In my experience, we develop many habits of thought and behaviour, particularly on the subconscious level. Not unlike when … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, blended family, celebrate recovery, fathers, husbands, over 40, personal growth, positive thinking, recovery, relationships
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How social is social media?
I am going to stray from my more typical subject matters. Is “Social Media” becoming a misnomer? How social is a lot of what we call social media? In my experience, not very. I co-manage a business with my wife. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, blended family, celebrate recovery, facebook, organizational behaviour, over 40, recovery, relationships, social media, success, twitter
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Why 50?
In a conversation with my teenage daughter tonight, I found myself saying that I am looking forward to turning 50 in a few years. “Why 50 Dad”?, my daughter asked. I didn’t have an immediate answer. Now, a few hours … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, alcoholics anonymous, blended family, career change, celebrate recovery, depression, divorce, fathers, Fitness, healing, husbands, marriage, mid-life, new beginnings, over 40, parenting, parenting teens, personal growth, positive thinking, recovery, relationships, second marriage, starting over, step-parenting, success, twelve steps
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Dads, Step-Dads, lets take the subtle heat.
A shortfall I experience in our culture is that we Dads and Step-Dads often are not willing to take the subtle heat for our families. By subtle heat I mean the less conspicuous injustice and pain of everyday family life. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, adolescence, blended family, celebrate recovery, depression, divorce, fathers, healing, husbands, marriage, mid-life, new beginnings, over 40, parenting, parenting teens, personal growth, positive thinking, recovery, relationships, second marriage, starting over, step-parenting
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Doing away with woulda, coulda, shoulda
I experienced a new level of freedom when I began to learn to shake off thoughts of woulda, coulda, and shoulda. What are these anyway? I’ve come to the conclusion that they are expectations. Expectations that may never have been … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, alternative health, blended family, career change, celebrate recovery, depression, divorce, fathers, Fitness, healing, husbands, marriage, mid-life, new beginnings, over 40, parenting, personal growth, positive thinking, recovery, relationships, second marriage, starting over, step-parenting, success
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The Tudors and The Corporation
I recently completed watching the full set of episodes of The Tudors; the British TV series portraying the adult life of King Henry VIII. I also recently watched The Corporation. A few fascinating and disturbing thoughts came to mind. The … Continue reading
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Tagged blended family, celebrate recovery, Corruption, fathers, healing, Henry VIII, human behavior, marriage, mid-life, Monarchy, new beginnings, organizational behaviour, over 40, parenting, personal growth, political science, positive thinking, recovery, relationships, second marriage, sociology, sociopaths, starting over, success, The Corporation, The Tudors, twelve steps, Tyrants
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The Everyday Sociopath
Sociopathic behaviour is not limited only to those who physically attack or kill their vicitms. In fact, the notion of extreme sociopaths serves as a smoke screen hindering us recognizing the more common, “Everyday Sociopath”. Through innumerable life experiences, I have met and interacted with … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative health, blended family, career change, celebrate recovery, divorce, fathers, healing, husbands, marriage, mid-life, new beginnings, over 40, parenting, personal growth, positive thinking, recovery, relationships, second marriage, sociopaths, starting over, step-parenting, success, twelve steps
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