Jim Blue

02/16/2026

Some folks don't think too often or too hard about the future, because it just sort of "happens" to us. Other people think WAY too much about the future and worry excessively about what might happen (with bad scenarios usually outpacing good scenarios by a large margin) - often this is referred to as "anxiety"! But in reality, the future doesn't even exist (in terms of the time-bound human realm). The future is not something "out there" - rather, it is actually created by all the things we do in the here and now, in "the next five minutes, and the next five after that, and so on and so on. To build a future that we want, instead of worrying about "out there" or "down the road", maybe we would be better served by focusing on "the next five minutes."

02/15/2026

The more we fight who we are, the more stuck we end up becoming. Carl Rogers

02/13/2026

A little piece of wisdom shared by James shortly before he passed. I wish he'd made it to that new beginning, but even though he didn't, I like his idea! I LOVE Winter, but his perspective is definitely food for thought! 😀

02/07/2026

A first step towards overcoming the inertia of procrastination.

02/05/2026

Living genuinely, living authentically, these are common themes I hear when I ask clients who they want to be and how they want to be. Ol' Tennessee Williams seems to have had it at least partially figured out! 🙂

“I don’t know what to tell you. A statement is easy, and here it is: Be yourself. Try to matter. Be a good friend. Love freely, even if you are likely—almost guaranteed—to be hurt, betrayed. Do what you were created to do. You’ll know what this is, because it is what you keep creeping up to, peering at, dreaming of. Do it. If you don’t, you’ll be punching clocks and eating time doing precisely what you shouldn’t, and you’ll become mean and you’ll seek to punish any and all who appear the slightest bit happy, the slightest bit comfortable in their own skin, the slightest bit smart. Cruelty is a drug, as well, and it’s all around us. Don’t imbibe.

“Try to matter. Try to care. And never be afraid to admit that you just don’t know, you just don’t fu***ng know how you’re going to make it. That’s when the help—the human and the divine help—shows up.” —Tennessee Williams/Interview with James Grissom/1982/Photo by Richard Avedon

02/04/2026

02/02/2026

Back in October, I was debating with myself about whether to stay in my current office or move to another, larger one that became available. I got into questions of “deserving” it or not, because my small office was perfectly fine. But that, I found, was a mental/emotional trap, because it really wasn’t a matter of “deserving” - it was a matter of “playing small” versus stepping out into a larger perspective. Now, we’re only talking about going 25% larger, so it seems silly. But it was more about the unconscious mental hurdle. I decided to jump that hurdle and I can’t begin to describe how much better and freer I feel. Often, taking a leap of faith can do that for you, even if it’s a relatively small leap. 🙂

01/30/2026

Fear and pain underlie most hate, near as I can tell. And it's hard to have compassion for someone's pain when they're in the midst of slingin' hate! So it's unfortunately not an easy thing to face or repair. It also requires us to look in the mirror and face our own inner crap at some point, and that's no fun either. 😕

01/30/2026

I was a Paul and John guy as a kid/younger person, but George grew on me over the years and ultimately became my “favorite Beatle”, due to his depth as a person.

Also, meditation is REALLY good for one’s mental health, especially in dealing with anxiety.

01/27/2026

More life wisdom from the fascinating Mr. Honnold. 🙂

01/26/2026

I like how Alex says "I don't really know", and then proceeds to NAIL the answer. Our time is finite. If you work hard, you can do hard things. You don't have to scale a building, but be inspired by HIM scaling a building, to go do something YOU want to do. 🙂

08/22/2025

One of the best quotes I've seen (original author unknown by me) regarding the workout vs. nutrition debate! 😀

The gym builds muscle - the kitchen decides whether anyone sees it.