Michael's Lessons Learned from Living

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Friday, December 25, 2020

Christmas The Season of Hope

This Christmas more than any other is a season of hope. The birth of the baby Jesus over 2000 years ago brought hope to the world. That humankind would learn to love one another. Love would heal the hate and the selfishness inherent in those who held power over the world. What we did not recognize... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Will we ever know everything about our World ?

I have often wondered if someday someone could prove that they know everything about the world. With the sheer size of the world and all it contains. How many lifetimes would we have to live to know everything about the world? We don't even know everything there is to know about ourselves. One of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving 2020

Every day and every year I live. I make it a point to show how thankful I am. As we celebrate Thanksgiving 2020. I am beyond thankful. I am grateful. My experience has taught me that I have so many things to be thankful for. In spite of all the things, I have endured in my life. My blessings seem to... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Experience is the key to Appreciation

It is really hard to quantify the value of experience. Experience is obtained by doing. You cannot gain experience unless you accomplish some given task. Experience shapes us in so many ways. It is almost like history. We make it every day. The result of this experience in many cases shapes our... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Belief goes a long way.

We basically can't get out of bed without belief. I hear people say that I don't believe in anything. I hate to say it but you not being honest with yourself. Belief is one of those things that we take for granted. From the time you took your first bite of food until you made your first step as a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 2, 2020

Frustration should never be ignored.

The Facebook status of America today can be summed up in one-word Frustration. Now most of us know exactly what I am talking about. The list of items that have contributed to this feeling is growing every day. The pandemic, health care, education, finance, family, politics, human dignity, social... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Who is in control of your Life.

It is so easy to get sidetracked from what is truly important in life. We fight every day with a common foe called time. The fight comes in how we manage the time we have each day. Last month I had so many work-related issues that I only posted to my blog one time. Now I know that last month I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 4, 2020

A New Way of Living

On Wednesday I had a doctor's appointment. I meet with my cardiologist about twice a year. Or every 6 mths. Now I usually schedule it early in the afternoon. My work hours are from 0445 to 1315 (4:45 am to 1:15pm). So I scheduled the appointment for 2:00 pm. This gives me about 45 minutes to an hour... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 31, 2020

Who is Listening?

When someone shares their experiences. Many times we fail to listen. I know I often think to myself who really cares what I think. They don't know me. Why should anyone want to listen to what I have to say? For example my family. I often share my thoughts with my wife. Yet many times I can tell that... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 21, 2020

The need to point out others mistakes.

My father was really good at letting me know when I messed up something. The crazy thing is I never felt like he was being mentally abusive. Now I have met and talked to others who felt like their parents were always picking on them. As if they could never do anything right. Many people hold on to... 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.