For our out-of-town family and friends: Pensacola is on the west side of the storm and we are doing fine. But, our housing situation (a fifth wheel) caused us, a few days ago, to schedule a “stay-cation” in a local hotel. We able to secure their very last room. At breakfast this morning we discovered…
Author: Dr. Carla Jill Stein
Yellow Ribbon
I stopped by a local business and before I went in, found myself reorganizing “stuff” in the back part of the Expedition. To my surprise, I found a roll of yellow, narrow wrapping ribbon. I rarely use the color yellow and remembered buying it because it was a really good deal sitting on a sales…
Dollar General, Gloves and Resources
It is cold this morning in Pensacola. Schools, bridges, government offices and so many other things are closed. Northwest Florida just can’t handle 20 degree days. (For all my friends up north, you are right, we are wimps when it gives to cold temps; but, we are warriors when it is hot and humid!!) Anyway,…
Boxing ring ropes
Not long ago, I was asked to sing our National Anthem at a motor cross/boxing/kickboxing event. (More about that in a future blog.) After we had set the date and made the agreement, I got what I thought to be a frantic text, “What do you charge?” The person who was negotiating the agreement had…
In the club
I was walking near a classroom of children and found this note on the floor. It reads: “You are in my club. 100 A+” I can only imagine what this note meant to the writer and to the recipient. Clearly, it was the handwriting and the wording of a child. A teen would have texted…
Resolutions
I have always had odd New Year’s resolutions. I often include the traditional goals of losing weight and exercising more but I have usually added resolutions twisted around the craziness of my life. (By the way, have you seen the All State commercials with “Mayhem”? He started 2018 by only doing good deeds. Earlier this…
My second priority
John and I have been married for a little over 26 years. Without a doubt, our relationship is my life’s priority, second only to my relationship with God. Before we were married, John called Poppa to ask for my hand. (I love that he did that! I mean, I was 34 and had been living…
First priority
Last week I recommended that you list your life’s priorities, keeping the number of items on that list to 5 or less. Did you do that? Was it hard to keep the list short? For me, it is tempting to combine things and to make a single priority to cover many areas. Don’t give in…
A short list of priorities
In my note to my friend, I recommended that he develop a short list of the most important priorities in his life. Let’s start with the word “short.” This list of priorities is not the “to do” list that planners and calendars force; this is the list of our life priorities. What are the most…
“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”
I used to teach a two-week course in San Diego each July. Although the course kept me busy, the time away from the office and from home afforded me unique blocks of unscheduled time. So, each year, I turned that two-week period into a personal, professional retreat. I spent the time reading a book specifically…
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