Category Archives: Relational goals

Relational Wisdom: Part V

Posted on July 18, 2018 by James Gorton

I grew up in a very small town in eastern Colorado.  Seibert was a town of 200 including the cats and dogs.  The prime industry was dry-land farming and ranching.  The prime produce was winter wheat that was planted in … Continue reading →

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Relational Wisdom: Part I

Posted on July 13, 2018 by James Gorton

I have read Proverbs over 48 times in my life.  You’re probably asking why the figure 48? I do have an answer to that.  I was challenged in 1970 as a college student when I was going to a rural … Continue reading →

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PAIN Part III: Seeking Wise Counsel

Posted on July 26, 2017 by James Gorton

Almost immediately, she (Nadine) got on the phone with a trusted friend and asked for a doctoral referral.  Within a matter of minutes she came back from her office and had a name and phone number of an internist.  I … Continue reading →

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PAIN Part II: Talking With Someone

Posted on July 25, 2017 by James Gorton

Unfortunately, and I hate to admit this, I hadn’t gone to a doctor in 5+ years.  I had tried to get in with my Internist Doctor over the years, but he had moved and I couldn’t find him.  So rather … Continue reading →

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The Old Stories

Posted on May 20, 2017 by James Gorton

On the road from Sante Fe, NM to Taos, NM, Nadine and I passed some old vehicles that we just had to stop and photograph. I wonder the old stories that this Fire Truck could tell if it only could … Continue reading →

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Keeping The Traditions Alive

Posted on May 18, 2017 by James Gorton

Traditions in family life are very important.  Traditions in the family create the foundations for legacies to be built for future generations.  I began a tradition about thirty-five years ago when I had a scavenger hunt for my oldest child … Continue reading →

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In Community

Posted on April 7, 2017 by James Gorton

Have you ever been in a large crowd and felt alone?  There are so many people around you that you can touch and feel, yet you don’t say hello, nor know their name, and you are conscious not to have … 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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Excruitiating Pain

Posted on January 9, 2017 by James Gorton

Have you ever experienced pain that draws all of your faculties to the source of the pain?  We are in the football playoffs and we will see someone get hit on the field that will cause the game to stop … Continue reading →

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What/Who Are You Following?

Posted on December 27, 2016 by James Gorton

Nadine and I decided to confront the after Christmas crowds and busyness of the parking lots and go to the largest shopping malls for a couple of things that went on sale.  The number of people in the mall was … Continue reading →

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