When you first sign up for a race, or for anything new, there’s a level of excitement. I can’t believe it! I’m finally doing it! I signed up for that event in spring 2026! Full marathon, half marathon, some big long distance, I can’t remember the exact amount. Anyway, I applaud them all! Whether theyContinue reading “Learn to Run a Marathon”
Category Archives: The Daily Omer
Soul Searching
Welcome To The Mess When you have guests over, you prepare. You set the table. You clean the house. You might even check the driveway and porch to see how the entrance would look to a new arrival. And as a guest, you may see a welcome mat. Something like, “Welcome” or “No Place LikeContinue reading “Soul Searching”
A Painting from Ireland
Some day, I’ll have words for this painting. The Virgin and Child with the Protector Saints of the City of Bologna. Picture from my trip to Ireland. Online documentation.
Friday Night Fiction
He handed me a book. I looked down. The word “Prayer” stamped on the hard cover. Sounds like a good one, I thought. He turned and moseyed back to his recliner in the living room. I traced the letters with my fingers. The book felt so new and so old, at the same time. LittleContinue reading “Friday Night Fiction”
Aim To Be The Only!
“Don’t aim to be the best; aim to be the only.” – Kevin Kelly Read it again. What’s it mean? How does it apply to you? I think about calling a lot. Gifts, talents, skills, abilities. Vision and mission. I’ve written a whole book on these ideas in the past, “Life Doc: How to SucceedContinue reading “Aim To Be The Only!”
From 24 to 1000
The problem isn’t lack of knowledge; it’s lack of wisdom. We have no problem finding knowledge. We live in the AI Age & Information Age. We can Google anything or use ChatGPT for anything. We can search Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, YouTube, and social media too. In a matter of seconds, we can know anythingContinue reading “From 24 to 1000”
Intro To Proverbs
The Backdrop I’ve been marinating on Proverbs for awhile. Twenty years, at least. The first time I read the book of Proverbs, I was in high school. It rocked me, because it seemed to speak to a hundred different situations I was facing. I’d read something that stuck, try to apply it that day, comeContinue reading “Intro To Proverbs”
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