Category Archives: Personal mastery

Selling Out

Posted on January 13, 2016 by James Gorton

What is worth selling everything you have in this world?  Is it a car?  A house?  A relationship?  Possessions?  Fame?  Invention?  What is it for you?  What is there in your world that you would be willing to sell everything … Continue reading →

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Fisherman’s Friend

Posted on January 12, 2016 by James Gorton

It’s been a while since I caught a cold or a cough from one of my family members or a friend, but a couple of weeks ago it caught up to me.  I didn’t feel bad, nor had a fever, … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures

Posted on December 1, 2015 by James Gorton

I hope your Thanksgiving was a wonderful experience with lots of food and relational connection with people you love.  I can say that my life was full of simple pleasures. The day started by getting the turkey ready for cooking. … Continue reading →

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Thanksformation from a Bostonian

Posted on November 25, 2015 by James Gorton

You might think it strange putting such a weird word (thanksformation) in the title but if you hang on and follow my drift it will begin to make sense–I hope. Here it goes. I lived in Boston for 7 years … Continue reading →

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Heart Restoration

Posted on November 17, 2015 by James Gorton

My daughter in Chicago is an example of strength and encouragement to me.  A few years ago she completed her Ph.D. in Psychology and promptly passed one the most grueling exams to pass her licensure test for becoming a Psychologist. … Continue reading →

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Finding The Fake

Posted on November 16, 2015 by James Gorton

Nadine and I went on our 20 mile bike ride yesterday.  It was a glorious day with no wind and temperatures hovering around 65-70.  We passed the fake Swans in the three ponds along Hayden that I wrote about 14 … Continue reading →

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Kids Say the Funniest Things

Posted on November 6, 2015 by James Gorton

We teach our children to say the right things.  How embarrassing it is when our children or grandchildren say the things that they have heard.  My daughter and her family were traveling to Scottsdale for Christmas and had a plane … Continue reading →

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Fake Versus Real

Posted on November 2, 2015 by James Gorton

One of the many activities that Nadine and I enjoy doing is going bike riding.  We take off from our house in Scottsdale and head west for 3 miles until we hit a trail that is called the Greenbelt.  It … Continue reading →

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Elated With Joy

Posted on October 5, 2015 by James Gorton

I decided to go for a bike ride early this morning and as I was leaving the garage, It began to rain. I surveyed the cloud situation (old ranchers like me know how to look at clouds) and decided it … Continue reading →

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Envy

Posted on October 2, 2015 by James Gorton

I hate to admit a feeling I had when I went to a restaurant recently.  It was a relatively small restaurant so we could see all the customers come in and look at where they were seated.  We had a … Continue reading →

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