Posts by: Garry Stafford
He was a strong man who grew up on a farm in what’s now part of downtown Phoenix. I think you would have had to be crazy or really hate Indiana winters to settle here, with only a large mulberry tree to ever so slightly minimize the blazing summer sun.
I can’t imagine. My car’s [...]
Different Monsters, Same Outcome
Some monsters awaken immediately, plow through walls, crush cars, kill mercilessly and leave only destruction in their paths. Think Jurassic Park or War of the Worlds.
Others use a more subtle, yet no less destructive, approach. They lurk just under the surface. They exist in every cell, down deep in strands [...]
Ship.
I like the term ship. Originally, Steve Jobs coined it. “Real artists ship.” As in, ship it. Get it out there. Don’t wait till it’s absolutely perfect to ship. Whether it’s a project, product, painting, book, blog post, song, presentation, you name it.
Your art. Ship it.
Don’t shortchange the world of [...]
It was good while it lasted.
She walked in and told me to get dressed. “Time to leave,” she said.
“Already?”
Dang. Stephanie was great.
I’ve been catered to for a couple of days now. I just push a button and she’s there. Coffee, tea, pillows, ice cream. Relaxation. Just like I like it.
Spoiled? Yeah, you could [...]
I was at a work Christmas party a few weeks ago and had a great time sharing a table with couple I’d just met.
After dinner the wife asks, “You’re single, right?”
“Well … yeah,” I said, with my answer sounding more like a question.
Then she looks at her husband and says, “ Couldn’t you see [...]
I work with high schoolers. And on this last post-Thanksgiving Monday they gathered at the door before class. As they always do.
I overheard the guys, just the guys, one-upping each other with the number of Thanksgiving meals they’d consumed. It’s a given that exaggerating was going on. As it always does.
“Yeah, I went [...]
This letter grew out of a comment on a blog post I offered to a friend who’s in a difficult situation. And I just recently spoke with another in a similar situation. It’s daunting how many this disease touches.
A Letter.
I’m so sorry to hear of the pain you’re going through. I’ve been there. And although I shy [...]
And if I hear one more celeb, newscaster or blogger discuss what they’re thankful for or how to be thankful or how to keep a gratitude journal or how to exploit this holiday in any other way I’m gonna….
Oh. I’m complaining again. It comes so naturally. It’s easy to [...]
Thanks to Endomondo.com for featuring my article: 7 Ways to Un-Slump Your Slump!
Have you lost your luster for working out? It happens to the best of us and often times it’s harder to get out of your slump than to fight against succumbing to it.
When you’re in a Slump,
Sometimes something comes back into your life that reminds you of where you were the last time you saw it and how far you’ve come.
Yesterday I did some closet cleaning (aka, that shirt’s gotta be in here somewhere) that lead to a box I’d not touched since I moved last [...]
