Category Archives: Relationships in General

Principles that could be applied across the spectrum of relationships

When Least Expected

Posted on January 3, 2017 by James Gorton

On January 2, a government holiday where all the offices were closed, I went in for one client and felt like I was all alone in the office, except for the couple who came in.  I was waiting for a … Continue reading →

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2016 In The Rear-View Mirror

Posted on December 24, 2016 by James Gorton

As I reflect this past year on the 24th day of December, this year like all of last year has been filled with high’s and low’s.  Here is a compilation  of some of the highlights I have been blessed to … Continue reading →

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Someone Famous In Our Family

Posted on December 22, 2016 by James Gorton

I had a whole day off today as we approach Christmas weekend.  Victoria, my daughter, asked me if I could take Brayden, her oldest son, for the afternoon so that she could complete her workweek, which I said, “I would … Continue reading →

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Long Lines

Posted on December 21, 2016 by James Gorton

Christmas is upon us.  Parking lots full.  Heavy traffic.  Long check out lines.  Tis the season for car horns honking, and irate people who think that you have taken their parking place.  In the season of gift giving, there are … Continue reading →

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City Vices

Posted on December 19, 2016 by James Gorton

Last week a survey popped up on the news regarding Scottsdale being the most vain city of 150 cities surveyed.  They looked at the number of plastic surgeons per capita of people in the city and came up with Scottsdale … Continue reading →

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Need Comfort?

Posted on December 14, 2016 by James Gorton

The holidays can be a bear.  I don’t mean a literal bear, but times of a great amount of stress.  Christmas coming up has a lot of elements that create stress.  Buying the right gift for the wife-husband, children, grandkids, … Continue reading →

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Driving LIKE Miss Daisy

Posted on November 19, 2016 by James Gorton

There was a film that came out in 1989 with Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd being the key cast members entitled Driving Miss Daisy.  It’s a story of a son (Dan Aykroyd) recognizing that his mother (Jessica Tandy) needed … Continue reading →

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An Amazing Day: An Admirer

Posted on November 16, 2016 by James Gorton

After visiting Mom’s co-worker Jean Mudd, we were ready to head back to Colorado Springs where Mom now lives.  We said good-bye and started walking out via the waiting area of the assisted living home.  As we were about to … Continue reading →

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An Amazing Day: A Co-Worker

Posted on November 15, 2016 by James Gorton

This amazing day continued as we left Nina Lou’s house.  The last stop was at an assisted living facility where mom wanted to see a fellow worker in the Flagler school system that she taught at. Mom was an English … Continue reading →

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An Amazing Day: An Old Friend

Posted on November 14, 2016 by James Gorton

When we had finished our time in Seibert, Mom turned to me and asked, “Do you think we could stop in Flagler, CO,  to visit a couple of my friends?”  I replied, “Mom, we are doing whatever you want to … Continue reading →

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