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The Taste of Grief

Featured ~ Gottfried ~ 15 Comments

Grief is a funny thing because you don’t have to carry it with you for rest of your life. After a bit you set it down by the roadside and walk on and leave it. I wish I can take your grief and give it to someone we hate. Grief is like a rock you … Continue reading The Taste of Grief

Unfiltered

February 16, 2026February 22, 2026 ~ Gottfried ~ 28 Comments

I told myself I was handsome today. I didn’t argue, I know I’m right. Ladies, some of your selfies are gonna have to stop. Some do the right thing and let the natural beauty shine. The rest of you seem to be using more filters than a coffee pot. Your skin blending into the background.  … Continue reading Unfiltered

A Lasting Impact

February 9, 2026February 15, 2026 ~ Gottfried ~ 20 Comments

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. I usually do whatever the voices in my wife’s head tell me to do. The advice you give really makes a difference for people. I advised my cousin to start a poultry business, he’s homeless now. Impact! If you stumble make … Continue reading A Lasting Impact

Willingness

February 2, 2026February 8, 2026 ~ Gottfried ~ 22 Comments

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. If you’re not willing to risk the unusual, you have to settle for the mundane. The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.  If you are not … Continue reading Willingness

Staying in Character

January 26, 2026February 1, 2026 ~ Gottfried ~ 24 Comments

The gods have let me live another day and I’m about to make it everyone’s problem. People are just funny sometimes if you find the right character. Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9. Yes, there are numbered colors.  Good character is not formed in a … Continue reading Staying in Character

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