“Conquering Cat-sized Squirrels and the EGO!” #131

Winning the battle in the backyard is not so dissimilar from winning the one within!

The creature initiates its taunt with a leap off the ground that could out-rival the height of a third grader’s smile.

It latches its tiny arms around the 6-foot iron-rod with the ferocity of a concerned mother, then begins to scale.

Its approach to humanity and gravity is one of defiance, as it navigates upward with the agility of nature’s first Ninja Warrior. 

Finally, while upside down, the squirrel finishes its feast out of the “squirrel-proof” bird-feeder. Then struts toward the coy pond with its tail in the air and, without breaking eye contact, begins quenching its thirst while gnawing away at my ego.

Winning the battle in your own backyard is not so dissimilar from conquering the battle within!

Time to tackle the Ego!

…a REAL human nature story.

“The Unenviable Life of Washing Machines, and Materialism!”

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"The Unenviable Life of Washing Machines, and Materialism!"
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Materialism is a disease that has infested society since the dawn of time… It is important we work to recognize how it shapes the lives of ourselves and our loved ones.

It is also important to pay homage to your appliances which work ever so hard for you as the unsung heroes behind the scenes in your daily grind.

Have you considered the Unenviable Life of Washing Machines, and Materialism?

If you have, you probably should have done this podcast first…

If not… let’s consider the mystical and magnificent roles that both have in our day to day lives together!

Government Issued vs. Citizen Issues

Gun control, Government control, or Self control?“Government Issued vs. Citizen Issues…
GUN Control vs. SELF Control.

~LoopholesOnLife.com

Inspired by: “Sounds of Silence”

One who speaks on the fly learns to "Zip their lips" !

“The expression ‘zip your lips’
originated from someone who
‘spoke on the fly’!”

~LoopholesOnLife.com

Help Wanted: Take one for the TEAM!

Anyone familiar with the delicious sweetness of a Starbuck’s White Chocolate Mocha and it’s sharp contrast with the chalky flavor of their traditional Mocha can understand the disappointment of my first sip this morning (after an extraordinarily long wait in the line no less).

It was clear that the individual on hook for crafting my drink was new and was also having a rough go of it today.   The order right before me had been messed up as well (part of the longer-than-normal wait). I by no means encourage people to “always be complaisant”, your order is your order, and at some juncture it is important to provide feedback to ensure an individual can acknowledge a misstep, work on their accountability, and grow as an employee and person themselves…. HOWEVER, we all make mistakes, and sometimes when we’re bombarded with a series of them we are emotional wrecks which are unlikely to perform any better by ‘new knowledge of a misstep’…. sooo, if you can find the right opportunity this week:

Help Wanted! Take one for the team, and take it to the grave.  Let a misstep slide, no matter how small or big – bear the cross for yourself, just this once.  Sometimes the smallest ‘non-escalations’ can have the biggest impacts.

I really do not like mocha’s, I’d rather have a hot chocolate at this point.  Yet I am using this example, of something so small and sooo insignificant, to be a more patient person myself.  I may not like the taste of a mocha, but I am blessed to have a warm drink on this beautiful Sunday morning – and in another situation, that could be more than a person could ever ask or hope for.

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