A beach conversation earlier this week caught Cam’s attention. And he asks if we’ve ever had so many known solutions to a common problem and ignored them? —– At a family event earlier this week I asked eight members of my extended family who liked their work. Six people did not their work. Some hated their jobs. Some were just ready for something new. And some were actively looking for new jobs but only something they’d enjoy and were struggling to find anything that they thought they’d enjoy. One had weeks to go before retiring at age sixty. Rather than… Read More
Categories: Libsyn2On this week’s Keepin It Real, Cam Marston seems to think writers are a good bit like Labrador retrievers – they can’t not chase the stick. And writer can’t not tell a story. —– I stepped into the Mobile Literary Festival back in April not knowing what to expect. What I found surprised me and, ultimately, inspired me. Here’s what happened. But first – I used to own labrador retrievers. I learned they could never not chase the stick. Or the socks. Or the pinecone. Whenever I tossed something, they had to go after it. They couldn’t control themselves. It… Read More
Categories: Libsyn2On this week’s Keepin It Real, is Cam talking to his plants? Talking to himself. Both? And what’s the message? —– I use this commentary quite a bit as therapy. If I’m trying to work something out, I’ve learned that writing about it then speaking it helps in some way or another. One of the most recent themes that regular listeners may recognize is this transition into whatever the next chapter of my life will be. Every morning, the mirror reflects the changes taking place on the outside and I wonder when the change will impact the inner parts of… Read More
Categories: Libsyn2Saturday afternoon, Cam was on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. On this week’s Keepin’ It Real, he tells us how he got there. —– I was reminded about fear on Saturday. And, strangely, it was exactly what I had hoped for. Last July, I decided it was time to test myself. I had been comfortable for too long. It was time to be afraid again. Not the fear that comes danger and helplessness or the fear of someone saying Boo, but the fear that comes from gathering the wits and the strength to get yourself out of a tough… Read More
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