Category Archives: Personal mastery

The Rebellious Thread

Posted on April 5, 2017 by James Gorton

I hate to admit it but I have a tinge of rebelliousness that I have had all of my life.  It began early in life when I hated to read, so I learned to read the first chapter of a … Continue reading →

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Talk In the Salon

Posted on March 21, 2017 by James Gorton

As a guy, I grew up going to the barbershop every week with my dad.  Sometimes he would go first and sometimes I would.  We sometimes had to wait, but in a small town of 200, the wait would be … Continue reading →

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Weakness: The First Step

Posted on March 20, 2017 by James Gorton

Whenever we are called upon to do a task, most of us think about the skills we have and the resources at our disposal before we start the project.  We go to google and look on the web for directions … Continue reading →

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Making Excuses

Posted on March 17, 2017 by James Gorton

As a parent, one of the most difficult things I had to deal with involved the excuses I got from one of my children for not doing what I had asked them to do.  There was no problem if they … Continue reading →

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Planting Spring Flowers

Posted on March 15, 2017 by James Gorton

Spring is here.  At least in Arizona which means that it’s planting season.  Now I know that for some of you, you have just had a foot of snow dumped on your outside premises and so you won’t be able … Continue reading →

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I Have No Choice

Posted on March 7, 2017 by James Gorton

This seems like an odd topic don’t you think. Some of you (or maybe many of you) who have read my jlog (Jim’s blog) might be saying this about the titles I have chosen. Stick around and hopefully I will enlighten … Continue reading →

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True Encourager

Posted on March 6, 2017 by James Gorton

We all need a little encouragement now and then. It’s tough at times going through life with difficulties that come our way. Encouragement comes early in life when we are getting up on all fours and hear our parents encourage … Continue reading →

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Perseverance

Posted on February 24, 2017 by James Gorton

A few days ago I wrote a blog entitled Wanting To Be In When Out.  It was about a sparrow that has been wanting to be in our house when he/she is out.  I don’t know the gender of the sparrow … Continue reading →

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Throwing Stones

Posted on February 23, 2017 by James Gorton

Over the recent weeks we have experienced an interaction in our country that bothers me. It centers around the election of President Trump.  I want to assure you that this blog is not written for the purpose of supporting or … Continue reading →

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Complaining About Hardships

Posted on February 22, 2017 by James Gorton

It seems that every segment of life has its ups and downs.  When we were little children, the hardship we encountered happened when someone took our toy away from us, or when we couldn’t have the ice cream that our … Continue reading →

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