Oddly Enough

Here are some thoughts I've collected over the years...just a few.  •Do not confuse your true calling with what your soul is willing to handle. •Someday this pain will be useful. •What You Most Need Will Be Found Where You Least Want To Look. •How Is It I'm The Bad Guy For Doing Nothing More Than Living Through Everything Life Has Thrown My Way? • Huberis : A Bull Dozer w/a Dragon on top ~ OddCollard . •My wife told me "As long as you don't get between me and my chese, we're OK.  ~ OddCollard . •You Can Walk A Mile In My Shoes, But You Can't Dance A Step In My Feet  ~ George Clinton •"How can you be a good man to a woman who enjoys being a good man?" ~ TD Jakes •"America is a minefield for black men. One false step can blow up your life" ~ BGS IBMOR  •"Welcome Back To An Ear For Men.....Where The Truth Shall Set You Free...After It Breaks A Foot Off In Y

As I get older the more I learn, the less I understand. But also I see things within myself that are confirmed in the comments others make about the struggles life can bring.  The following is part of an article pulled from LinkedIn on what mentally strong people DON'T do. 1. Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves: You don’t see mentally strong people feeling sorry for their circumstances or dwelling on the way they’ve been mistreated. They have learned to take responsibility for their actions and outcomes, and they have an inherent understanding of the fact that frequently life is not fair. They are able to emerge from trying circumstances with self-awareness and gratitude for the lessons learned. When a situation turns out badly, they respond with phrases such as “Oh, well.” Or perhaps simply, “Next!” 2. Give Away Their Power: Mentally strong people avoid giving others the power to make them feel inferior or bad. They understand they are in control of their action

The Good Doctor - Pt 1 When we last left our weary travelers, they had just received the worst news an exhausted and exacerbated traveler could get especially in front of witnesses. CREDIT CARD DECLINED!!! With veins popping and expletives flowing the good Dr. Cut-Me-Up was about ready to Stroke Out! But wait...Mrs. Cut-Me-Up thinking quickly whips out her iPhone as if it’s a Walther PPK and she’s been given a license to kill...or rather charge. Yes, that’s right the Apple Farm Inn accepts Apple Pay. (I’m willing to bet most of our staff doesn’t know this). Quicker than you can say Apple Dumpling their room was secured. With a little help from a House Man, the couple, their luggage along with their wine glasses arrived at his personal favorite room 300. Barely in a seat the phone rings. “ Ah what is it now ” growls the doctor.                                                                   “ Hello, this is Claudia the ni

 “ It’s a beautiful evening at the Apple Farm, this is Clark, how can I direct your call ?” “ Hey yea, this is Dr Carl Cut-Me-Up. My wife and I reserved a room for a few days arriving today but it looks like we’re going to be late…... ” Not an unusual phone call in the least, especially when the weather is less than hospitable. It was the beginning of January 2019 and weather on the West Coast was exceptionally wet. Dr Cut-Me-Up had made his reservation months in advance and was a regular guest here at the Apple Farm Inn & Restaurant . An excellent plastic surgeon and respected in his field the good Doctor said he was once again in town to speak and share his knowledge with peers, all while fully enjoying the Secret Vacation he and his wife had been putting off. Unfortunately, a three hour drive turned into almost seven hours of frustration, multiple accidents and constant stop & go. Highway rush-hour traffic in poor weather has a way of testing a person's patience a

In my personal quest to learn and grow in all areas of life I have found that if you explain to many people the habits they will need to gain and habits they will need to drop in order to truly design their lives their way, most people will not believe you. Sadly, the current and past two generations seem to hold this error in thinking.  Imagine living a few hundred years in the past during a time when necessity alone  dictated the need for gaining new skills and abilities much larger than yourself after your formal schooling years had ended. It was the norm and a must simply to survive and everyone did it. If you were lucky enough you could be born into a family that owned books or maybe get a job working for a printer.  But wait, general schooling usually didn’t involve girls. Most females were not provided a disciplined classroom education.  But that doesn’t mean people without general schooling didn’t grow in education, intellect or ability. Abigail Adams, the wife of