Top 10 life lessons that have gotten me this far…so far. I like ‘top 10’ articles. They make me want to read the article. I mean, at least start to read the article. But at least I want to start. So at any rate, here are the top 10 things I have learned in life to date. I will put
You know the look. People you don’t know, at least you do not think you know them. People who look at you like you did something really bad to them, and they are going to get you back somehow. But you do not know them! You just know you have never met them before! You sit for a moment, going
Years ago, when I applied for a job or promotion, asked a friend a favor, or just asked for something in general; if the answer was ‘no’, my feelings would be hurt and I would wonder what I did. I really thought it was about me. Well, as we get older, we realize the world does not revolve around us,
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls! I haven’t been to a circus in years, but from what I recall, those are the words the master of ceremonies typically uses to open up the circus right? At any rate, this post is for everyone; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. 1) Boys, many of you do not have a good father figure,
I have been planning my strategy for quite some time now. What do I say? How much do I say, when? Then, in November I made the life-changing decision to quit my job. I had never done anything like that before. I have been laid off after 11 years of service, and I have been fired…once, after two and half
Intention. It seems like an innocuous word filled with hope doesn’t it? Honestly, it’s a word that gets on my nerves because it is usually preceded by some task that was supposed to be completed but was not. Usually the task or event was not done because something else got in the way. ‘I intended to wash the dishes, but
What if we used our struggles to better ourselves, instead of fighting against our struggles. Most people want to hide their struggles, their weakness, their faults, and their failures. What if we admitted them and then used them to make us better, lessening their effect on us and on those around us? How can we do that you ask? It
Last week I posted my first ever video blog entitled ‘It is time’. Click this link to listen to the video. https://www.civillamorgan.com/?p=132 In this post, I would like to follow up to ‘It is time’. When you make the decision to step out, to make that big crazy move, that is when distraction will come. It may seem innocent enough,
Late last year I went back to the Caribbean Island my family is from, to attend the funeral of a family member. Of course it was a sad occasion, but as preparations were underway, some days we took the opportunity to stop for lunch at a nearby restaurant. I walked ahead of the family members I had traveled with that
