Category: Reflection
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Building a maintenance mindset
There was a hole in the wall of my hotel in Nigeria. A very visible and easily repairable hole, but there it was. He sighed, “It’s because we don’t have a maintenance culture.” I would hear that same phrase in reference to various problems. The hotel, the roads, and the airport were all evidence of…
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Money comes back
I was telling the group that I had been thinking about taking a trip. The problem was that I had already taken that expensive trip, gone to that other place, and then went over there just for fun. But this trip was one I wanted to take this trip to surprise a friend. I had…
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I don’t fail, and that’s a problem.
When my family would play monopoly, I would quit the game when my financial situation became dicey. If I didn’t believe I had enough money to cover the likely rent or payments, I would walk away from the game. This is probably amazing financial insight for a child, but there’s more to it. I didn’t…
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Just a friendly push
There is a lot of ideas I hoard, hoping for a better time to put them in action. There are dreams I have set aside because it just doesn’t make sense right now. And of course, I can wait to see that persona another time. But that is not true. These opportunities are not guaranteed…
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Simply changing where I sat today was a big deal
I just switched my seat at Starbucks. I moved from a table in the interior of the store to a long bench. This is a milestone. Thank you for cheering for me. Let me explain. I chose to sit at a table in the middle of the place because someone was already sitting at the…
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More traffic, more reflections on my life
Traffic gives me a lot of time to think. Mostly about how horrible everyone else is as a driver. As I approached the interchange, traffic slowed. Everything was backed up as people tried to switch lanes. Often times, they hold up multiple lanes as they tried to switch from the left most lane over 4…
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Act like a fan
Euro Cup 2008: I was glued to the screen Turkey was behind but making a valiant effort. I left the room, they score. The game is close. I decide to leave the room, this time on purpose, they score again. They win. Next game, another nail biter, Turkey is behind yet , so I cover…
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I dream of Harrod’s
I have somehow drifted into British fashion YouTube. For whatever reason, the site has decided to grant me my fashion fix with side of accents and dry British humour. (The extra u was intentional. 😊 ) Watching them has exposed me to a whole different type of department store: Harrods. The way place is set…
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The value of African fashion
Throughout the week I have been writing about Studio 189. The short introduction, if you haven’t read the other posts, is that it is a higher end brand of clothing produced in Africa using many of the traditional African clothing making techniques. I previously saw one of the skirts, ornately patterned and dyed, and I…
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Face to face is better
I don’t know who needs to see this, but please do not send bad news via text. Who wants to be the one to share bad news, have difficult conversations, or give negative feedback? Very few of us. The way of lessening the discomfort, granted to us by modern technology is the text message. It…
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