Author: Scott Westerman
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Letting Go of Your Past
Listen to an audio version of this message.“Make peace with your past, so it doesn’t screw up your present.” ~Regina BrettHow many times has this happened to you? You hear a certain song, stumble across an old photograph, and painful memories come rushing back to the front of your mind. All of us tend to…
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In Praise of Date Night
Listen to an audio version of this message.Maintaining a relationship is hard work. It requires habitual care and feeding. But it’s easy to get caught up in life’s routine. That’s when the magic can start to slip away. That’s why I always prioritize Date Night.Date night should be a weekly celebration, a few hours you…
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Welcome Back!
There have been several iterations of W9WSW.com over the years. We first created it with raw HTML, updating each page with Notepad. Several years ago we moved to WordPress. Somewhere in New Mexico, my database got corrupted, so we’re rebuilding again.If it’s vaguely connected with amateur radio, I’ll try to share it here. The center…
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America is Beautiful
I stopped drinking Coca Cola over a year ago. Not because I didn’t like it. In fact, I have been a Coca Cola enthusiast since junior high. I used to select restaurants based on whether or not they served Coke. I just decided I didn’t need the sugar. Tonight, Colleen and I went out to…
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Effecting Change
Listen to an audio version of this message.“You know ‘status quo’ is latin for ‘the mess we’re in’.” ~Ronald ReaganOne of the things that drives me nuts about Facebook is how people complain about stuff there. Not that I’m against complaining. I actually love it… IF there is a solution and the willingness to engage…
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What to Do When You Can’t Do What You Love
Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim “Happiness is nothing more than a state of mind you choose to manifest. So is suffering.”I preach the idea of defining and chasing your brand of happiness. That includes trying to link your potential to a career that you enjoy.What if you are stuck in a…
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The Wise Guy
Listen to an audio version of this message.“I’m not a psychopath. I’m a high functioning sociopath.” ~Sherlock Holmes from the BBC series, SherlockRichard Feynman is one of my all time favorite characters. He came to science with a different set of tools, some of which he created himself. He had the opportunity to interact with…
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Love Notes From a Stay At Home Dad
There is no tougher job than parenting. It’s hard work and you never know how well you did it until it’s too late to do anything about it.There are moments of indescribable joy, terror, anguish and anger, sometimes all mixed up in the same sixty seconds. It’s has consequences that most of us never thing…
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Optics
Listen to an audio version of this message.“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”~Maya AngelouThere’s a family picture floating around from my high school years where I’m dressed in a yellow sport coat, a purple shirt and…
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How we used to spend snow days.. and how we’ll spend this one..
If you’re like most of us in Michigan, your primary assignment for today is to stay warm and stay inside! What will you do with your snow day?What we used to do.. Build a fort out of the pillows from our living room furniture. Dig out some board games and try to remember the rules.…