Category Archives: awareness

How To Avoid Self Sabotage?

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

Who is there talking behind my back? Nobody, except my negative self hacks. Why do they pop-up in the worst of times? Guarantee that it SHALT happen every time. What can I do to make them less so? Pause, Acknowledge, … Continue reading →

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Hope Is A Function Of Struggle, Part 2

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

Easy to feel negativism is running rampant.  Not only here at home but around the globe: Teachers revolt, Me Too, Brexit . . .  The list goes on. Seems everyone is fighting; no one trusts each other.  Not even the … Continue reading →

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Mindless Reading

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

Caught myself mindlessly reading the news and literally getting nowhere. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an exiting world out there: the President and Congress averted another government shutdown, disgruntled employee turned active shooter in Illinois was killed by the police … Continue reading →

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Parenting Lessons Continue

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

I remembered bringing my son to the school bus stop for the first time.  It was hard to let go.  I worried all day how he would come out at the end of the day.  That precious moment and others … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking, Part 2

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.  ~Viktor Frankl Critical thinking means staying objective and thinking critically, … Continue reading →

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My Weight Story

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

Each year I train for marathon.  During the 20 week training, a definite benefit is I can have unlimited food and still lose weight.  Because the amount of calories my training consumes, I would feel fit, healthy and lean.  A … Continue reading →

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Is It Real? Or . . .

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

Is it fake? What is to believe?  The old saying that “seeing is believing” is out of the window when computer technology has evolved to a level that makes photoshop (the verb) seem archaic. Aided by advancement in Artificial Intelligence, … Continue reading →

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Machine (Deep) Learning

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

Machine learning, backbone of modern day artificial intelligence, is getting smarter. No longer does it rely on explicit instructions written by programmers.  Instead, machine learning uses patterns and associations much like the approach of our neural networks. No more long … Continue reading →

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Begin With The End In Mind

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

Bottom-line upfront: What is you intention?  What do you envision will happen? Knowing the destination is a preference almost second nature to me.  It is like a target which allows me to plan and allocate my resources.  I organize everything … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 27 Jan 2019

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

Americans are hopeful people. Our hope is rooted in the principle articulated by the Constitution. Given that hope is the basis of struggle, Donald Trump has been our cause. Not necessary bad, in fact he could be just what the … Continue reading →

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