Tag Archives: work life balance

Work’s a Journey, Not a Destination

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Mike

After 40 years of working at the same company, a friend of mine retired recently. During her farewell party, she commented how she felt like she was, “…watching my life be dismantled piece by piece…” during the transition phase leading … Continue reading →

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Start A New Ending

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Mike

There’s this great quote I came across last month from Maria Robinson.  She states, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” It’s such a profound, yet simple, quote … Continue reading →

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Keep on Truckin’

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mike

When this year started, I noticed that the drive into work wasn’t as tough or congested as it had been in the previous month.  At first, I thought that perhaps folks were still on vacation but seeing as we’re in … Continue reading →

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Start the New Year, with a note about the last

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike

Before jumping into 2013, I realized that there was one thing from 2012 that although mentioned on Facebook, I never cross-posted or discussed here. Those who’ve known me for a while know that I spent 9 months living in Emeryville, … Continue reading →

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Beginning a new Routine

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Mike

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but it seems like any routine (or schedule) we get into only really lasts for a couple of months before things change and we have to update it 🙂  For example, I got home … Continue reading →

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Where’s the “Off” Switch?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mike

Lately, I’ve come to a rather disturbing conclusion in that I find it impossible to do “nothing”.  The one thing that so many people long for seems to be something I can not accomplish.  I know I used to be … Continue reading →

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Travellin’ man

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mike

I have to say I’m a little surprised at how tiring these short jaunts to Toronto have been. I never thought a one hour flight/ commute would be as tiring as they’ve been, but there you go. The last few … Continue reading →

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Random Thought Bubbles

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Mike

Today was such an incredibly busy day that there was absolutely no time to think about anything in any “long” fashion.  So, my brain simply jumped from thought to thought as I tried to chop off as many items from … Continue reading →

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Out of darkness…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Mike

Years ago, I could never have imagined myself not being online on a regular basis.  And the definition of “regular basis” for me really meant blogging, interacting with friends, reading, etc.  When Facebook came around and blogging (at least the … Continue reading →

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It’s been a month??

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Mike

A month since my last post?  Really?  Wow.  I know I was struggling with finding/ making/ bribing time to write something here, but to not even be able to complete the 3 drafts still waiting to go out… phew. Take-away … Continue reading →

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