Category: progress

Get the grain of sand out

September 15, 2011 | 2 comments

It is not the road ahead that wears you out. It is the grain of sand in your shoe. ~ Arabian proverb Are there any grains of sand in your shoe today? What might those grains of sand be?  Worry,

Soar over the waves of error

September 13, 2011 | 5 comments

  My family spent a couple of days with my brother, sisters and their families for a family reunion last month up in the Cle Elum region in Washington State. For something to do, we rented two jet skis for

The evils of tentativeness

July 13, 2011 | 5 comments

Definition of tentativeness: Said or done in a slow, hesitant, and careful way that reveals a lack of confidence. Encarta I learned a valuable lesson on the value of conquering tentativeness last weekend. My Senior Mixed Doubles Tennis Team competed

How to measure progress

May 19, 2011 | 6 comments

It struck me while playing tennis a few weeks ago that there is a helpful way and unhelpful way to measure progress. If progress is seen as a specific material state, efforts to get there can be very discouraging. For