Monthly Archives: September 2019

Thought for Today (9/27/2019)

Posted on September 27, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

A true leader will give credit to their team for successes, as they could not be accomplished without the team; and takes ownership for failures because it is their responsibility to ensure the work is done. ~ ME

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Thought for Today (9/24/2019)

Posted on September 24, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

As I prepare for the day that will include 3 hours of mediation, I contemplate what brought me to this point… I have a bad habit of treating everyone nicely until I have a reason to no longer do so.  … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (9/23/19)

Posted on September 23, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

Loneliness – The music group Three Dog Night said that “One is the loneliest number”, but is that true? There is a difference between alone and lonely, isn’t there? You can be alone by yourself, and you can also be … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (9/22/2019)

Posted on September 22, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

An abled person who chooses to be constantly dependent upon others, is setting themselves up for their own demise as they drive their support network away. ~ ME

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Thought for Today (9/21/2019)

Posted on September 21, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

Depression and anxiety usually go hand in hand.  When suffering from them, it is hard to get motivated to do anything, and if you just go through the motions of doing something that does not take long to complete, it … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (9/20/2019)

Posted on September 20, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

A lot of veterans suffer through survivors’ guilt.  It is a feeling of guilt for living when others around them died in their service to their country.  Others have guilt when one of their comrades commits suicide and they didn’t … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (9/19/19)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

Other than today’s date being a palindrome, the thought for today is: You can’t truly be comfortable with others until you are comfortable with yourself. That goes the same for love. ~ ME

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Thought for Today (9/18/19)

Posted on September 18, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

I found yesterday occupying my mind.  With all the ‘woulda’, ‘shoulda’ and ‘coulda’s’ I came up with today, yesterday remained the same. So it was nothing more than a waste of my time. ~ ME 

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Thought for Today (9/17/2019)

Posted on September 17, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

I have been a Pink Floyd fan for 50 years and have always tried to listen to the lyrics.  Many songs written are about social and mental issues.  For some reason, for all these years, one lyric got past me … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (9/15/2019)

Posted on September 15, 2019 by The Rural Iowegian

I spent the last two weeks hunting bear in northern Minnesota with bow and arrow.  I faced off with a timber wolf at 20 yards, had a black bear at 8 feet from me, but no shot, I watched a … Continue reading →

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