Pretending

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Every little boy and girl plays Let’s Pretend.  And sometimes it continues into adult life. 

We pretend we don’t know certain facts or tendencies.

My long-time friend Harold once said to me: 

“What are you pretending 

not to know?”

Great question.  Had I listened to him back then I could have saved myself a lot of money and grief.  Thankfully, I saw the light and ended that relationship.

Are you pretending? 

Do you see the light?

What are you going to do about that?

P Michael Biggs

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Practice

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I once knew a marathon runner who never finished her races.  She never trained and never got better.

I knew a drummer who never made it out of his high school band.  He never went near the practice room and improved.

I knew a basketball all-star who got dropped by his college coach.  He never showed up and participated in the practice sessions.

We get better at what we practice

I write every day because I want to get better.

Great golfers hit golf balls every day because they want to get better.

Are you willing to practice whatever it is you want to do?

P Michael Biggs

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The Itch

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We build our lives, we plan, we go to that great university and get that coveted degree, we marry the perfect mate, or not, we get that perfect job, or not, and life increases to warp speed.

But the itch never goes away.

That ever present itch – it can drive us crazy.  It can keep us awake at night. 

Some itches are mild irritants.  Others are persistent.  They just never go away. 

Like the itch to …

 Go somewhere else

  Try something new

   Get a new job

    Get a degree

     Have babies

      Sing

       Write

        Create

Has the itch happened to you?

Some itches need scratching. 

P Michael Biggs

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Are You Well-Traveled

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Are you well traveled? 

Take a mental break and read this, thanks to my Facebook friend Patti Burch. 

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to some people I know.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.

I have never been in Doubt. That's a sad place, and I try not to visit there.

I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older! :  

P Michael Biggs

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What Good Is Hope

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Someone once put up a sign that said 

It may not be a strategy but hope often gets us out of bed each morning in search of our dreams.

With hope …

-We get back up to bat

     -We ask for the date

          -We write yet one more blog

-We sing one more song

     -We publish one more book

          -We call just to say “I love you”

 

-We go to work

-We talk things out

-We do life

Everything that is done in the world 

is done by hope

(Martin Luther)

P Michael Biggs

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