October 10, 2022 is both Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day. Holidays are often days of reflection and re-connection with aspirations.
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Reflections on Joseph’s Alphabet
With our older son now started in his first year of mechanical engineering, I thought it was high time to write down the “references to things he loved at the time” of his second birthday before I forget them!
Read MoreTaking it One Day at a Time
This is a “poem” that I encountered through Alcoholics Anonymous. No, I haven’t been in the program, but my grandfather was an AA member from the late 60s until his death.
Read MoreToday is a New Day!
The previous days have been good, even great, and definitely essential in bringing me to today. But TODAY is THE DAY when I “put out into the deep” and launch my own business, Simbiotrek (sim-bē-‘ä-‘trek)!
Read MoreAnchoring Core Values
In the 2+ years after having these revelations and writing them down (on medium), my two “anchoring core values” remain strong guides for me. They are known to my family and my colleagues – which also helps to provide some external pressure, when needed, to stay true to them. I believe it is worthwhile for everyone to look inside themselves and uncover their own “anchoring core values” – if you find that mine resonate with you, you won’t be the first, as I think they’re fairly universal.
Read MoreA Poem-Song About the Alphabet
Almost 15 years ago, for my oldest son’s second birthday, we wrote a poem about the alphabet just for him.
Read MoreA Christmas Gift for a New Friend
Who else has made a good friend in 2020? I am very grateful that I have. In recognition of this new friendship, I sent his favorite bottle of discontinued whiskey as a Christmas gift. And just because they offered it, I took the opportunity to write a poem to be engraved on the side of the bottle, 16 characters per line.
Read MoreHello world!
Technically the first post, this isn’t the oldest work that will appear here. But in honor of this first post, let me write a poem for posterity…
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