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With Police Brutality that has taken a front seat to the health crisis named Corona-Virus “Ignorance and stupidity are the most dangerous viruses that jeopardize our living together. Calamity cannot be prevented nor cured, simply as a result of unawareness.” ― Erik Pevernagie A Killer Within Disclaimer: This is not my most hope filled writing, I’m not sure there will be a good takeaway. I’ll work on one as I go, let’s hope it shows up. When I was a young man, I liked to have fun and blow off steam accumulated from others attempts at my domestication. This usually meant, women, wine and driving around. This combination will get one into trouble sooner or later, it got me sooner. One evening, heading home after a particularly good night of frolicking around, I drove my brand new Pontiac Grand Prix through a fence into a field. I was stuck, could not get it out and somehow police were on the scene in minutes, even though it was a rural area. They quickly decided I was driving while intoxicated and began the arrest procedure. Although not resisting, I was mouthy and not particularly willing to be handcuffed and drug away. They don’t like that. Read the entire article on Medium https://miro.medium.com/max/4800/1*XQcZ7Z5E__F7ZxlBGIGA5g.jpeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Saying no more often could lead to a more curated and enjoyable life, by Real Window Creative, read by Megan Kumakura. Support us on Patreon for much more at https://www.patreon.com/realwindowcreative “The pieces I chose were based on one thing only — a gasp of delight. Isn’t that the only way to curate a life?” ― Maira Kalman, My Favorite Things The Onslaught of Things Every single day, my inbox is full of valuable offers for things I can acquire that will supposedly enhance my life. My favorite is an email I get every few days from B&H Photo. They sell a lot more than just photography gear and send out a daily deal email with three or four items heavily discounted. I love electronic gadgets and over the years this one has drawn me in the most times. Heck there is not tax and the shipping is free! So I see it, click in and purchase that Police Scanner I apparently could not live without. Or another Bluetooth speaker, set of headphones or earbuds, even special finger-less gloves. Then there’s the two microscopes that take up and entire workbench in my office. Or the outdated Tamron Photovix that I had to have, but have never used. Start Saying No In an article by Michael Simmons titled Warren Buffett: “Really Successful People Say No To Almost Everything” he writes “When Bill Gates first met Warren Buffett, their host, Gates’ mother, asked everyone around the table to share the single most important factor to their success.” Gates and Buffett both gave the same one-word answer: “Focus.” My interpretation, gleaned from a lifetime of studying what successful people do, sounds like this. Say no to everything that does not add value to, or is not in alignment with my mission. In other words, ruthless prioritizing and curation. I stopped going to the grocery store years ago, my food is now delivered. Same with the lawn, the 4 to 8 hours I save every few weeks not doing those tasks can be spent creating new artwork, or writing. I decided to say no to spending my time on these two tasks, instead using it for tasks more aligned with my passion. These decisions took a while, Its likely counter intuitive for most of us. Doesn’t doing more actually bring abundance and opportunities into my life? The answer is not always yes. Recently, I also stopped answering the phone for all the automated sales calls. It was irritating, same recording over and over from different numbers. I now spend the time saved to block the phone number. This choice effectively replaces the discomfort with a feeling of accomplishment, just one choice. I’m not sure why, but there were no classes on decision making from elementary school through to college. Looking back, it’s clear that I could use some coaching in this area. This idea has brought writing on Medium into a critical light for me. The jury is still out, more on that later. Read the entire article and enjoy illustrations on Medium. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.–Albert Einstein The Library is off Limits Back in the day, while I was still kicking up my heals you wouldn’t find me dead with a library card. I was getting ready to say, “I don’t know why” but that’s not entirely true, well, not true at all. It was tough for me to avoid run-ins with the local police back then, what with cruising around looking for girls, driving too fast and drinking. They tend to frown on those three items mixed in together at the same time. Now I know, most everybody does. Somewhere, I had read an article talking about a project the police were using to gather library card data for something or another. Right there I made some adolescent decision that the library was a ruse. A cover for or an extension of the local law enforcement. Not that I had anything to hide, it took me about 15 years to shake that resentment.Back in the day, kicking up my heels, I wouldn’t be found dead with a library card. Read and enjoy illustrations at https://medium.com/the-4-elements-of-change/a-boy-a-goldfish-and-the-local-library-e852038d3f67 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

I decided to head back to school hoping to earn a degree. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. — Nelson Mandela Life Happens in its own way After a career spent mostly in restaurant and retail management, with some entrepreneurship and artistry mixed in, somehow I desired something else. We are taught in conventional circles that institutional education is the path, a voice kept repeating in my head, that message they put there. I had something nagging, an in-completion gnawing at me. I had moved several times in my High School years, missing some time in school. When the graduation event arrived, I was short a few credits. Read and enjoy the entire article and illustrations on Real Window Creative the Publication. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Could we already possess a wonderful tool for increasing effectiveness and averting disaster? Read by the author. Read the text version on https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/h-a-l-t-46d6f970a65d Find more like this at our website. Find a video version on YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

The rails were rusty as if trains weren’t using it and the view of Philly would be perfect. Read the text here... Find out more about Christopher Recorded with a Shure SM7B Connected to a Focusrite Scarlett --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

The Importance of Blooming Right Where You Are Planted By Christopher Boswell Read by Brandon Rouzan I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion — and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies. ~ Ram Dass Blooming where you are planted, is so important yet easily forgotten. Up until a few moments ago, I was working on processing images, and the one you see above was in front of me. There was a gnawing feeling to move on, to leave the work unfinished. A deeply rooted need in me to be distracted, many interests pulling me away. Stopping for a moment, I thought about the photo, it was perfect for what was happening to me. Or, more accurately, the actions I was faced with choosing. In fact, the only reason I was sitting here trying to improve on this image is because I had used half measures when I originally processed and key-worded the photo. Once again, in a rush to get to the next thing, so I could hurry and do that half way too! This occurrence in me has inspired a new inquiry about a seemingly almost universal human trait. Just like that, the feeling is hitting me again. “Why was I wanting to write an article on this?” A voice asks this question from somewhere deep inside. I’ll answer it, or maybe ask a question, “what would you rather be doing?” no answer comes, I already know what activity I’m engaged in rarely matters regarding my capacity to focus until finished. What does it is, my judgements about it and the other stimulus hitting my Retinas and Synapses. “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present” ― Bill Keane One should likely resist the urge to name this behavior, especially using a medical term that indicates something is broken. I don’t think anything is wrong, but I do know that focus applied over time can create wonderful accomplishment. It starts by being fully & happily committed to being where you are, after all, you won’t really be here for long. Read the entire article on Medium --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Recently while trying to monetize YouTube an assumption was uncovered mistakenly believed for 11 years. “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac Asimov Blind Spots It easy for me to recall when I was first introduced to the idea of blind spots. Our blind spots cause a failure to recognize that emotions, such as fear and distrust, change how we and others interpret and talk about reality. We think we understand and remember what others say, when we really only remember our thoughts about about what gets said. And that is not all… Today, I was working on my YouTube presence trying to attract enough followers and subscribers to monetize my channel. I uploaded the first video there 11 years ago! Wow. Over a decade and it only has 625 views. It’s kinda whimsical, one of my first attempts at making a video from sill pictures. Finish reading the article on Medium Find more media like this at Real Window Creative --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Could we already possess a wonderful tool for increasing effectiveness and averting disaster? “Self-care is how you take your power back.”– Lalah Delia At some point along my journey it became clear that most of the time I operated on emotion. I’d grown up watching others engage emotionally, no other way was known. Then life began to educate me. One of the first things to go when operating out of this mindset is self-care. I can think of story after story, times when fuzzy-headed from emotional turmoil, decisions were made that cost me something. Sometimes the cost was trivial and other times it was and still is life-altering. Warning: The next paragraph contains some graphic descriptions of events. Once, while on my way to work in Philadelphia, I was stuck in slow moving traffic behind a semi-truck. Suddenly, I noticed a passenger door open on a car in front of me, next to the big rig. A young woman appeared from the back seat of a taxi-cab stepping into the roadway. What happened next is one thing to read a story about, It’s a whole other thing to witness in person. The woman hurled herself under the semi truck in front of me. She disappeared from my sight as I saw the semi lurch forward and then raise up and back down like it had hit a speed bump. A poor woman had timed it perfectly, ending her own life right there, one car length away from me. I think of her often even though the event happened over 30 years ago. Her action set hundreds of other little events and emotional reactions into motion for many people. I was a stringer for a local newspaper at the time. Clearly, this was a news story. I struggled with the personal nature of it and as a result, never took a picture even though my gear was in the trunk. What had she been dealing with? Had she made a split second decision in that very moment and acted? Or, had her misery been ongoing and it was all premeditated? Could the HALT method have save her life? Read the entire article on Medium Support us on Patreon for more like this. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

How do we know what looks good in a picture or design and why? No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition. — Claude Monet The rule of thirds. It is interesting and curious, how we evolved into deciding what we like to look at? Color, form, lines, contrast, shape and intensity are some of the variables involved. Can you talk about what it is you like about the way a view of something appears to you? It can be on the internet, with text and images arranged just so. Or, on the TV program you have going in the background right now. It’s defined on the art you chose to hang on your walls and maybe most importantly on the faces of those you love most. Today, there only two established rules I desire to talk about. The Rule of Thirds and the Golden Mean or Ratio. Read the entire text and see the illustrations on Medium. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

I wonder if a farmer feels motivated each morning on the 120 days of work before harvest? "The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer. " ~ Will Rogers My grandfather was a farmer, my Mother’s Father, I always admired him. They, he and my Grandmother, stopped farming when he turned fifty and moved into the city. The work just began to take it’s toll on his body, all the physical labor. Motivation had finally run out, but he did not stop working, instead went down to the Farm City Supply store and shared his decades of knowledge with those still toiling. Farming is really unique as a way of earning a living, think about it. In Agriculture one must do much work before there is any payoff. Plowing, fertilizing, seeding, watering, insect fighting, harvesting and finally transporting to market. This adds up to a bunch of days where one may not feel like getting out there. Read by Brandon Rouzan Ream more at Medium.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Could you stop building everyone else’s empire and start your own? The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollars startup money. It can be done with an idea, hard work and determination. — — Bill Rancic My first real full time job was my forth one. I was no stranger to working having already had three part time gigs. Just out of High School, a friend and I went to apply for positions in this little strip mall deli. To our surprise, we both got hired on as cooks. My life was about to get impacted, I learned much there. I’ll never forget that experience, the menu had 8 items and one of the specialty sandwiches was a Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly. It was a humble and simple beginning and all I could see from there. No mentors around to guide me, I had had it with school, cook was it, for now. The owners were a young couple really not much older than I was at the time. It would not be long before I was offered the role of Assistant Manager. On I went, cooking PB&J’s, ham sandwiches, prepping and making steak soup. We also kept knocking down walls, expanding the restaurant. I gave that couple 5 of my best years only to have a slight dispute with a waitress over a short till somehow end in my firing. Then, my boss decided it would be appropriate to fight the unemployment claim saying that I quit. He won and my education in the sometimes harsh realities of employment began. Read more... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Wisdom gained from over 4 plus decades of recruiting or employment seeking. “Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.” — Hal Lancaster Going to Work My working career started around the age of 11. Having already decided to be an artist, I was inspired to create. Much time was spent creating drawings, pottery, painting, poetry or even what we called “alley hunting.” One of my favorite places to be was in Art class or at the small desk in my room making something. A year or so later, after asking my Mom for some money, I found myself shipped off to rural Nebraska where my knuckles got bloodied while bees chased me around as I tried to throw hay bales. Somehow, I talked the decision maker into letting me drive the tractor. Selling him on the fact that I was not that strong and was slowing down production. Later, I would enter sales as a profession, but would have to finish my time on the tractor first. That ended abruptly when I failed to negotiate a turn coupled with an elevation change, overturning the almost full flatbed trailer. This event is seemingly so rare, I could not find even one picture ANYWHERE depicting a similar event. I was not very popular after that and was shipped back home. Read the entire article with illustrations on Medium Learn more about and support the author on Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

How to put your writing in front of a new market in the eBook format “Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.” ― Douglas Adams Leaving Money on the Table In years of creative and business experience I have found myself sometimes leaving money on the table. Usually by failing to see possibilities or take new action. This reality has me looking at the library of my authorship with new eyes. Up until now it has been exclusive to Medium, but changes do come, humans tweak things and income invariably slides south. However, we are not powerless and the first step in taking new actions may be to assign the proper value to our creative product. Read the entire article with illustrations on Medium Find much, much more at Real Window Creative on Patreon. We humbly ask that if you like anything you have heard please give us your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Owning a Dog can be one of the most rewarding experiences, unless it’s not. Dog Illustration Owning a Dog can be one of the most rewarding experiences, unless it’s not. One rule for the former to be true is a well-behaved and obedient Canine. In 5 plus decades of life I have had the joy to have provided care for a dozen dogs as an owner, and hundreds as a boarder. The perception that we have creates how we respond and in turn a change in our response carries on into the canine and the outcome. Please allow me to pass on FIVE of the key principals this experience has taught me. Key #1: Understand the Difference between Posturing, Aggression, and Fear. A common trait among dogs is the instinct to self preserve. As a result of this it’s common that he or she will appear to be aggressive and ready to fight another animal. Most often this reaction is fear in the animal, some reasons they may engage in this activity follow. A mother with babies who perceives a threat will almost always behave aggressively, remember the need to preserve life. Dogs in their own territory will ALWAYS respond with a call to arms” when an intruder or unknown canine enters their territory, like inside the house or yard. Even on a walk, some dogs may show aggression to a passing pack, feeling compelled by centuries of evolution to do their job as protectors. Once we as pack leaders understand this is normal, our reaction naturally changes. In the mother with babies scenario we move out of fear, feeling the need to stop or correct her, into a partnership with her, protecting the family from harm together, preserving the pack. We may keep the fence closed and tight not allowing foreign animals to invade her space while caring for her young. On a walk instead of being embarrassed and going to the other side of the street, we can make a point to stop and meet the other pedestrians. Allowing time for new connections to be formed for all involved. If introducing a new animals into our homes we can expect some posturing as normal and support calm and safety until anxiety lessens. As we show consistency in the way we lead and protect our pack, they in turn become more confident and calm following our lead or example. As we reinforce their actions replacing “bad dog vibes” with a “yes” or a “good dog’ and a touch more often, more stability and joy will become normal feelings for all. Read More on Medium! Subscribe for more ad free content on Patreon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

It’s not just for selling things or finding a job there's at least one more important function. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. — William James Finders Keepers Losers Weepers Craigslist, you know, the very simply coded interface that’s offers online classified ads. A valuable tool to connect people looking for work or workers. Hooking up buyers with sellers for all kinds of products new and used from bikes to semi trucks. Yet, it can be so much more. I’ve scoured the FREE STUFF section and found free pavers, fencing, and even a full set of chrome wheels with tires mounted. Craigslist first effected me profoundly, after getting separated from my canine Wolfhound Melvin. Read more..... Learn more about Real Window Creative here... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Could you be more effective than you think? It’s just one decision Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. — William James They Won’t Pick Me. That’s right, just one decision. A friend of mine called me recently to talk. He was unemployed at the time feeling frustrated at what he thought was the situation in the market. At the same time I was seeking to hire a salesperson and was also frustrated, but for a different reason. He had his eye on a particular position but had not approached or applied, imagining there was a vast sea of applicants. He would never been seen, why bother, he was making himself angry while shooting his own foot. I had also been frustrated with the results of a tired old ad, that had been copied and pasted 50 times into Craig’s List. It was about as boring as you could get and I was getting only 5 to 10 resumes. Hardly a large enough pool to choose from. Informing my friend that his perception may be skewed, I encouraged him to apply. I said “they may only get 10 qualified candidates, you will stand out in the group, but you have to make the effort.” He took my advice, got an interview, then an offer and took the job. He was elated. With this new information I also made a change in behavior, completely rewriting the help wanted advertisement. Really thinking of it from the job seekers view, I crafted an exciting few paragraphs that changed everything. The week it ran I received 100 resumes. There were so many coming in I could hardly find time to look over them all. Breaking this self limiting belief for my friend, taught me a lesson too. This new outlook resulted in a much higher quality new hire. I’m not Enough. John us on Patreon for so much more! Read more on Medium --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Don’t let what others think get too far up in your head, it’s just like flipping a coin… I love to call the flip of a coin, for some reason the side I pick most often is tails. It’s like a hope in me for the perceived underdog right? I mean look which side the photographer decided to focus on, in the image above, it’s heads. We perceive heads as the right one the correct choice. If you doubt me on this just check a couple of the bills in your wallet or purse, do you see any tails in there? Over many years, Sanders’ research supported his belief that other people’s feedback to us, the outcome they made about us, and the choices they make concerning us all, have a significant impact on our success and happiness. As the evidence mounted in support of this conclusion, he was forced to believe that the more we are liked, _the more pleasant our lives will be. ~ The likeability Factor on Peoplehro.com. My experience has taught me over 50 years of creating and people mingling it’s all just about 50/50. Innately, you may feel that’s just too even so, the majority of the time we will pick heads. We all have these personal beliefs we are trying to confirm, some special ability believed to be within ourselves, with each coin flip. Pursuing a high likeability factor could indeed be like an unattainable quest’ following a carrot on the stick, soon meandering right over the nearest cliff. Would you like to read more? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

When will we learn to bite off only what we can chew? Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size. — Richard Linklater A Universal Challenge Right-Sized, the picture above seemed so perfect for this story idea. Maybe you have seen a Dog like this, excited to have found a tree branch to chew on. Not really understanding that it is too big for him to carry. Rarely do we see him let go of the first one, testing out others until he finds the right fit. He’s just too excited, he keeps trying to drag it along. I for one have to admire his perseverance. Maybe it’s because we have so much in common, Its a constant battle for me to be right sized. If you want to be right-sized in body, you’ve got to get rid of the supersize way of life. — Bob Harper The 5 Ways Bob Harper set’s us off looking from another angle, not as a canine, but as human beings. I have noticed this behavior in all obese people. So we will make this number one. Read more at https://medium.com/realwindowcreative/5-ways-to-become-right-sized-8b0cc5136d75 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Let me help you avoid the mistake it took 250 articles to figure out Read text and view illustrations on Medium --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Many people come to me asking for help then never start “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” — Paul Samuelson The Hardest Part Like in many things, getting started can be the toughest obstacle. Especially if it’s new to us or unknown. I knew this 20 years ago when I asked myself, “how can I” become an investor. The memory is fresh of how daunting it seemed. I did not really understand any of it, all I did know was my desire to create something more from very little. So, I just keep pushing forward. Back then, I had a Yahoo account that came with a free email and some other tools. It still does today, but I’ve moved over to Google, same tools only better. Read text version with Illustrations at Real Window Creative on Medium at this link Read Article --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Talented voice over artist and piano tuner Lyle Malcom interviews the owner of Real Window Creative Christopher Boswell about his creative start and drive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Is there an appropriate amount of grief to endure before we skip it across the lake like a rock and move on? Read text version here.. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

While resisting, you are locked in, unable to break free, you create nothing new. Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. — Mark Twain Out in the Field Working “I’m going to write a book on it,” I told my buddy Thane a decade ago while we were working on a Gatorade project in a nationwide grocery store chain. The Assistant Store Manager had just given us a hard time even though we had a letter of permission to complete work in his, and 40 other stores in the chain. The store management had been sent an email from corporate alerting them we would be coming. I did the best selling job on him I could, mentioning the manager’s name in the store we had just come from, showing him the company logo on the letterhead his corporate office had given us. No luck. He resisted. Listen for more or go here for a text version with illustrations... Learn more about Real Window Creative here, or drop in at Patreon for even more content. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Can we really tell what we have power over all the time? Read the text version of this story with illustrations here. “It is one of the fruits of wisdom not to sweat even the big stuff.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And Wisdom to know the difference. While thinking about this subject, I wondered where I had first encountered this prayer. Suspecting it was somewhere in my childhood home, I began an investigation and called my Mother. To my disappointment, She did not remember having any representation of it in our house. I knew where I had come to know it later in life, but now I wondered where it came from early on. Listen for more... Learn more at Real Window Creative, support us and see even more content on Patreon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

A drawer he seemed too excited to open holding wooden paddles used for corporal punishment. Read text from this podcast here... Image Credit Mrdoomits on 123RF Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society. — Clint Eastwood Seeing a news story about a county I have history with, stirred up some old scars. Just a few days ago Texas decided they would still use corporal punishment in schools. Texas School District Approves Paddling as a Punishment. Just a Regular Day at School Back in my youthful days at Western Plateau in Amarillo Texas, I was not always viewed as a model student. Let me give you an example. On most spring days the school administration opened all entry doors leading outside. I don’t remember why maybe we had no air conditioning. Listen for more. Learn more about us at Real Window Creative Please support us and hear more at Patreon Thank you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

A Handwritten Thank You, verbal gratitude or online review may hold magical powers. Text version here... “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” — Henri Frederic Amiel Exceptional People Sometimes I board dogs taking care of pet canines while their pack leaders work or travel. It’s a fun way to unwind after a long tip out in the field. Not all of the clients leave feedback, in fact, it’s only about 15%, 49 people have left thank you reviews for one service I offer, here’s one. Listen now... Learn more about Real Window Creative Please support more content creation here on Patreon Thanks for the opportunity to be of service. Christopher --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Have ever spent hours on a story that suddenly disintegrates mysteriously into the Abyss? I’ll share a few ways to reduce that possibility right now. Text version of this story at this link. Excerpt: “The biggest mistake any hardware user can make is to ignore backing up their data. Software can be reinstalled; data lost is irreplaceable. We are in a digital age and a lot of our data is stored digitally — bank records, photos, letters, music. A recent NCSA/Symantec study showed that over 68% of Americans store more than 25% of their photos digitally, for example. There are any number of ways data can be lost. Accidental deletion is common. Device failure happens. Natural events, such as electrical or wind storms, fires, or floods can eradicate data. Cyber events such as viruses, spyware or other cyber attacks can remove data, as well.” — SafetyWeb My Thumb or Pinky Finger and the Mouse: A Conspiracy In the business world, the term shrinkage refers to all the ways productivity and assets can be lost, stolen, or spoiled causing losses in time, money, and bottom line profits. Twice this week I have labored, typed and toiled for hours only to have my pinky finger hit some key or series of keys, on my laptop causing the work to vanish. It literally just happened again, this time I had taken a new action and only lost half the story. This has to be stopped. It hasn’t happened to me at home, only remotely on my laptop. I’ve tried to recreate the event for discovery into what is occurring, but to no avail. My suspicion is, there is a culprit, the function key marked FN. This key does not appear in the same spot on my desktop. Listen now. Learn more at Real Window Creative Support us and hear more at Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Profound information leading to stimulation, pain relief or relaxation without side effects or drugs. See the text version of this story here... “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” ― Nikola Tesla Real Time Stimulation On the day of this writing, breakthroughs have come as well as breakdowns. Sometimes I find it difficult to land on which one I should give more energy to. It’s a very exciting creative time for me. The last few years have been full of new insights, developments and product offerings. My creative life has definitely expanded in a big way. Many of the last few weeks activities have focused on adding audio narrations to my existing library of articles. For help with that endeavor I called on three friends that seem to vibrate on a similar frequency as I do. Listen to more.. Learn more about Real Window Creative. Support us through Patreon to insure we can create more. Cheers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Hard to believe how long it took me to learn these behaviors. Save a boyfriend for a rainy day — and another, in case it doesn’t rain. — Mae West #1: Keep the First Date Short. This one is nearly impossible for me, especially if things are going well. I want the night to go on forever and may try to make that come true. Usually sending the prospective partner practically running out of the car for her front door. Listen... Find the test version of this story here... Visit us at Real Window Creative --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Many of our teachers raised in a different time can’t see new possibilities holding on to and teaching outdated limiting beliefs. Read the test version of this piece here... Happy to Have a Job Finding a job and working for spending money came fairly early to this Midwestern raised boy. There was always something I wanted and my parents just kept repeating “get a job.” So, I did. Not knowing anything better, the first 15 years or so went along fine. I held many limiting beliefs yet, had not learned the term yet. It was enough that someone could tolerate having me around, let alone paying me for it. I was grateful most of the time earning just enough to pay the rent, but not much else. Listen to more... Learn more at Real Window Creative Happy listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

Voters hungry for change chose a man who could send Democrats over a cliff. “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.” ― Mark Twain The Beginning Politics have never really attracted me. I’m not sure why, it just didn’t feel right to be involved. However, I always paid attention in a detached sort of way. Even before I knew it consciously. Remember the black light phase? The blue light that made everything glow and mesmerized us back in the 60’s and 70’s. I had a poster with Nixon holding leashes behind a pack of dogs all hooked up. The canine faces were replaced by humans, politicians mixed up in the Watergate scandal. Listen for more.... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message

The acquisition creating a catalyst to inspire a thriving business flipping storage units. Read the text of this podcast here... Running Out of Options Back in early 2005, I had a hole to crawl out of. Without getting too far into the details, struggle, a major injury and a geographical transition led me to a place with little resources. Still having rent to pay along with food to buy and other expenses. My bank account had a meager $150 left, I was unemployed, no benefits or help was available. It became clear I had to do something and do it fast. Hear more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realwindowcreative/message