Entries by Charlie

A “goal” or a “decision”?

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I hate the word “goals”.  Mainly because it gives you a way out.   Most of our “goals” are achievable and the steps are known if we just make “decisions” about the actions we are going to take.  Stop eating crap, find a better job, start the business, go to the gym, do the thing, […]

Angels in the (Out) Field

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I’ve never really believed that there are angels out there. I also had this media-created view of angels as these soft fluffy things with wings. 1974, Fort Worth, Texas I was a child, maybe 8 or 9. My mom was really starting to get sick and we had gone shopping in Fort Worth where we […]

How are you “feeling”?

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Oh, just fine. I’m “great”, just awesome. Thank you so much for asking. The question is genuine, but the answer isn’t. I’m not “great”, I’m something else which I can’t describe. It’s been almost a year since I completed radiation treatment and the facts are, I am feeling anything but “great”. I feel exhausted. It […]

Scanxiety

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I have dear friends who have talked about the anxiety of the post cancer “scans”. Now I get it. My first six month scan was supposed to be routine. Ended up one doc pointed at the scan and basically said “that’s not supposed to be there” blah blah blah. Shit balls. Here we go again. […]

360 degrees in 365 days

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Last week I turned 55. One year ago to the day today, I was facing a really ugly tumor. Let’s just say this last year is amazing grace. I just got back from backpacking in the mountains of Colorado with some inspiring friends. To have the strength to do this is indeed a miracle. A […]

“Fearing Not” – Easier said than done!

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COVID 19 is in Dallas, Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas. Schools are closed, grocery stores are out of meat, and toilet paper, restaurants are closed, Starbucks only allows drive-throughs and people are sick and dying. Businesses are going to close, jobs lost, the market is in freefall. This is the real deal. In an attempt […]

Harvesting Crops During Cancer

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Last year, I pretty much took six months “off” to get well. And guess what, my business actually “grew” during this time. I have been somewhat baffled by this phenomenon, as I have been pre-programmed to think that effort=results. Well, it turns out I was only partly right. Over the years I seem to have […]