The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention.
Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
—Epictetus (~50-135 AD)
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.
—Viktor Frankl
Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens keep learning and growing. Find what you love and find a way to share it with others.
I thought of these a lot yesterday morning as I spent an hour or two with Century Link while they verified there was problem with our internet line and scheduled a repair trip. Someone is supposed to come out on June 24 between 8 am and 5 pm. Fingers crossed!
I think the most interesting thing is they couldn’t schedule a repair unless I gave them a cell phone number. Apparently our landline number is useless for that. It isn’t a problem for us, but I do think it’s funny.
While I was waiting for responses from the fellow on chat I played with doodling. This is my favorite,
The others weren’t worth saving, but that’s fine too. Doodling is for the fun of it, not for results.
June 14, 2026
…focus on needs, not wants.
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Cute doodle! Ugh on internet…
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Hurrah, you finally know what your problem is!! Not only that, but it is something that someone else has to fix!! I could never draw this, I can’t even manage a stick man.
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To me, that bear looks sad. He must be upset about your internet problem.
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I love the doodle! 🙂 You have a very good attitude on life, and no matter what problems you face, I really think this will help you! I wish you all the best, dear friend.
Thank you. 🙂
Your doodle is precious. My fav so far!
Thanks. 🙂
How odd that you had to have a cell phone number. I know of people who don’t have cell phones, only landlines.
Cute doodle
I know! And this is the company we have our landline with.
Sorry about your internet issues. We still have a landline too. Sadly it seems to be nothing but spam calls. Take care.
We like the landline because we have an answering machine to screen our calls. We don’t pickup unless we know the person calling.
I like your doodle!
Thanks. 🙂