Why do people blog? It’s an opportunity to share experiences, give advice, tell stories and basically shout out to the world “look at me — I exist.” It’s an opportunity to express yourself. And it assumes that there is an audience. Most blogging sites give people the opportunity to “subscribe” to the blogger. That way,…
I was just thinking the other day about what is the one thing that really helps in getting goals accomplished. I mean, besides the act of taking concrete steps forward towards a goal that you’ve set. Sometimes just taking action or moving forward isn’t enough. Usually, to get something big accomplished, we have to move…
Well, the first quarter is over and it’s time to assess how I’ve been doing so far. One of the key aspects to achieving goals is to periodically take a peek and see how you are doing with them. If you are waiting until the end of the year to see how you’re doing, you’re…
Monday was a good day. It didn’t start that way, but it’s funny how one thing can change your entire outlook on the day. Sunday night and early Monday morning were devoted to completing the next draft of my play “Mommy’s Mask”. I had started writing the play 5 years ago when I took a…
There are three times in the year that I am introspective (Okay, more introspective than usual.): The beginning of September because it still feels like the start of the year. The end of December because it is the actual end of the year. And the end of February, the beginning of my life calendar, since…
My previous blog entry was all about how great 2011 was. A couple of hours after posting that blog, I found out my father had suffered a massive heart attack and got ready to go Montreal and visit him in the hospital. Three days later, we were planning his funeral. Here’s his obituary notice: GRUNER,…
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