On the fourth Thursday of each November in the United States of America there is a national holiday observed for what is known these days as Thanksgiving. While the history of the holiday brings passionate discussion about past sins of the US government & the settling of this country, most of us use it as …
Category: Philosophy
The PODcast Is Coming!
The long awaited day is almost upon us. On September 2nd, 2019 the Plain Ordinary Dragon Podcast will officially launch & can be found on all the major platforms (Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, etc.) Or you can listen to it here on the website – just click this link & look for the …
Being a Professional
I was taught the difference between an amateur & and a professional is simple and straight forward. An amateur does it for free, & a professional gets paid to do it. Being a professional & acting like one, however, is less well defined. Anyone can get paid for doing a task or job, but not …
Be Fearless Today
What’s on your agenda for today? Are you planning to accomplish great things? Are you planning to just get through the day? I always want to do great things with my day. I always want to be the rock star. I always want to chase perfection if only to catch excellence. I have amazing plans …
Be Who You Are
Who are you? I mean, who are you, really? Who are you in the dark recesses of your being where the light of day is rarely, if ever seen? Really, who are you? This question is so cliché we almost never give it any real focused thought. It is a question for those people who …
Video Games – Teaching Children to Fail
My son just turned six years old earlier this week. He loves video games. They are his passion. We have to limit his time or he would do nothing but play them. He knows how to play the games. In some cases, better than I do, and I have been playing video games for thirty …
Own the Failure
Mistakes,. Every one of us will make mistakes as we go through life. Sometimes we make more mistakes. Sometimes we make fewer mistakes. I have made my share of them, I can assure you. Sometimes our mistake is a bad decision. Sometimes they are because of ignorance. Sometimes they are committed because we don’t perform …
Embracing Time
I wanted to write about some other things today, however, I received news of a friend of mine passing away. It was the 4th of July & he took his son out bike riding. He suffered a heart attack or possibly a stroke & was unable to be revived. So now I want to spend …
Time for Discipline
Life is busy these days. We all know it. All of us live it. You would be hard pressed to get anyone to even argue the point, really. People have worked hard, long hours since the beginning of time, however, today is filled with more activities to keep up with on a consistent basis. Everyone …
New Experiences
Sometimes it’s tough to do anything other than the usual. We get so used to surviving life we are pretty beat up by the time we can spare a moment to rest. Why would we want to try something new or different? Life is a full contact sport. Attempting new challenges & experiences can be …