Category Archives: Relationships in General

Principles that could be applied across the spectrum of relationships

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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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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Reminissing About the Past

Posted on September 21, 2015 by James Gorton

My son Carter graduated from high school this past May and is now a full-fledged college student and working as a buser and dish washer on the side.  When he was about to graduate he was talking to his grandmother … Continue reading →

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Lost And Found

Posted on September 17, 2015 by James Gorton

This morning I went to a Memorial service for one of my close friend’s wife who had battled cancer for over 5 years.  Fortunately his daughter had contacted my daughter, Debi, in Chicago to tell her about the service today. … Continue reading →

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Limited Vision

Posted on September 10, 2015 by James Gorton

The alarm went off at 4:25 am and my body wasn’t ready to get up, but my mind convinced my body otherwise.  The hot water began to wake up my sleepy parts, and the rest woke up when I turned … Continue reading →

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First Step In The Change Process

Posted on September 2, 2015 by James Gorton

I flew into College Station, PA over the weekend to speak to a parenting conference on Saturday.   It was a very small airport next to Penn State University.  I rented a car and drove 100+ miles to the place … Continue reading →

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Getting To Know You

Posted on August 21, 2015 by James Gorton

“Getting to know you,” was a show tune from the 1951 Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King and I.  The first few lines go like this, Getting to know you; Getting to know all about you.  Getting to like you, getting to … Continue reading →

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PanAm Revisited

Posted on August 19, 2015 by James Gorton

One of the more fulfilling experiences recently for me as been the volunteering of my services to my wife’s auto repair shop in Scottsdale.  About 6 months ago, she needed a shuttle driver to take her customers to work or … Continue reading →

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Death! O Death!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by James Gorton

This past week Nadine and I lost two of our close friends to death.  How painful to have two people who touched us so differently leave this earth. Jeff was a close friend who was struggling with life and the … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got A Friend

Posted on September 26, 2014 by James Gorton

James Taylor in 1977 wrote a folk song that has been sung by millions of tongues all over the world.  I was reminded of the song when my step-son and his wife sent the following picture of our new grand-son, … Continue reading →

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