Practice a value today. I’m practicing kindness and compassion today, as I have to help Cathy bury her best friend of the last 10 years. Her border collie, Jazz has to be put to sleep today after discovering that he had fast-spreading tumors in his chest and likely brain.

Gratitude for the process.

Take a moment each day to focus on acting according to your values.

Not proud of it, but this shit is honest yo. Time to reconcile values and actions!

Yes, that title comes from a David Wilcox song. I’m just wondering how individual listens jumped from 80 to over 140 almost overnight. If you heard this and it resonated, it would be gratifying to hear from you. Drop me a “hello” at [email protected].

When your faith is challenged.

Quick reading. Don’t be lazy when it comes to applying values in every day life.

Today’s deceptively short reading is about practicing your values every day. It’s framed as a shotgun approach to applying your values in difficult situations and it leads me to think about what values one has to choose from, and what happens when they conflict.

The “I’m not racist - I have black customers” defense.

This week - Practice. Repairing a tractor, first recipe in a new convection oven, side work staying steady.