Author: aroundincircles

Ok… So today is my birthday. I don’t say that to get people to wish me a happy birthday or anything, but as today’s talking point. At what point does the vast majority of birthdays just not matter? I mean when you’re a kid, birthdays are awesome! Presents, cake, ice cream, parties! When you hit…

So growing up, the Garfield comic was by far one of my favorites to read. I spent my own money on the compilation books, and for years I thought EVERYBODY hated Mondays Simply because it was the start of the week. As I’ve gotten older, I realize ALLLLLL the reasons people hate Mondays, and it…

Something that I have had to go through now twice in less than a year, has been helping an elderly family member transition from living on their own to living in some sort of care facility. This is because these family members are no longer able to care for themselves due to failing health and…

I have told myself I would take 10 minutes to write every single day. I am only 4 days in, and I’m already struggling it. Work, kids, wife, side projects, etc have all taken my time today, then the A/C on my car literally blew up and quit working, and it was 113° today. In…

This is a topic I’ll probably write a ton on, but today’s post will be short… ish. If you look around at the world today, it is so easy to find so many reasons to be unhappy, and to find unhappy people. How many people do you see on social media, and in your personal…

Today is September 2, 2020. And what a year this has been. Between a virus that is either killing us all or no worse than the flu, riots, elections, global economic collapse, hurricanes, floods, fires, basically anything and everything that can go wrong has… just about. I don’t want to jinx us just yet. The…

When I first met youI was a different personI cared for onlyMyself But for you I changedI cared for othersI cared for youI put myself last When I first met youI was a different personI thought only ofMyself But for you I changedI thought of othersI though of youI wondered constantlyWhat you were doing When…

Walking I turn to you and ask Have we been down this road beforeHave we seen these sitesHave we seen these peopleHave we said these words? An indifferent shrug greets my questionCausing me to pauseTo thinkTo reflect A question is asked Do you remember whenWe went to the movieIt was sadYou criedI put my arm…

As I mentioned in my last post. I am taking 10 minutes every day to sit down and write something. I mentioned that in my last post it was because I am trying to get a more meaningful presence online to have additional revenue streams. The thing is. This is not the only reason I…

Why in the world did I create yet another new online blog? I’ve had several over the years. Some have done well, some have done poorly. But all have done something. I have thoughts and ideas to share. I like helping others, and giving others hope. (If I can do it, you can probably do…