Michael's Lessons Learned from Living

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

What is Important to You?

Have you really ever asked yourself what is important to you. I know I have. We may all have different answers to this question. Yet all the answers might fall into one category. Most of the time, my answer revolves around family. In the end, no matter what, most answers revolve around family. If... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Graduation a snapshot of your future.

This year many young men and women will graduate from high school or college. They will be moving on into the workforce and into their own independence. Each individual will be expected to make decisions that will determine their success in life. As a parent and a grandparent, your biggest fear is... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 25, 2021

The Hidden Benefits of Family

This week I traveled home to where I was born, Mobile, Alabama. The trip's goal originally was to drop my granddaughter off at ASU(Alabama State University). Then spend the week with my mother. Who I have not physically seen for about 2 years. I always love seeing my mother. I have a great... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 29, 2021

How Can I Improve My Life

Have you ever asked yourself, " How can I Improve my Life? " I know this sounds like the start of a self-improvement course. Yet,, it is a legitimate question. Do we want to just stop working towards a better life? Or do we just want to coexist? Never striving to improve ourselves. Most of us have... Sign in to see full entry.

Many times we know the answers to our questions.

Many times in our lives we search for answers that we already know. We stress and struggle searching for something that we already own. It is as if we are having an out-of-body experience. In the midst of this search, we find ourselves totally clueless. What experience has taught me is that the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Everyday people who make a difference.

As the baseball season starts for 2021, I thought about how I fell in love with baseball. Wow, there are so many reasons: Lasting memories of my grandfather and I listening to the Cincinnati Reds games in the '70s on the radio. The first Christmas when Santa brought me my first baseball glove.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Take me out of the box

In our quest to organize humanity we automatically place everything in a box. Yes, I know the universal name for this box is called category. Now I know organization serves a purpose. What actually happened however is criminal. When science discovered classification. Someone forgot to stand up and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Daylight Savings Time

It is once again that time just before spring known as daylight savings time. We lose an hour of sleep. Gain an hour of daylight. I would like to concentrate on the word savings. What do you think of when you think of the word savings. Now I naturally gravitate to money when I think of savings. I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Time for some Maintenance

Everything in life requires maintenance. Cars need gas, oil, air in the tires, and a tuneup. Plants need water, fertilizer, and the removal of weeds. A house needs cleaning, dusting, painting, and someone to mow the lawn so it doesn't take away the beauty from the house. Men and women require upkeep... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

We Are All Family

The biggest lesson I have learned in my life is that we are all related. When you separate A family you weaken that family. Celebrating the history of Black Americans makes the American family stronger. Slavery divided so many Black Americans from their families. Many believe slavery is a myth. That... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

Michael's Lessons from life is my view of the lessons I have learned from the simple to the complex. My father and mother, blessed me with a simple, non complicated way of living and loving life. In a world where it seems the negative has taken over. I want to share a positive, enlightened view of the world as I have experienced it. Including my view of what is happening today.