Dale’s Rules for Life – Always Carry a Leatherman
I have these rules, guidelines really. They are things I’ve learned or things I aspire to be better at. This particular rule is something family and friends know well about…
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Dale’s Rules for Life: Beware the Infinitives
If you’ve been following along with Dale’s rules then the next one may puzzle you a bit. The next rule happens to be thirteenth in the list. I’m not sure…
Dale’s Rules Number 12 – Always Leave Room to be Wrong
I have these rules; guidelines, reminders, and challenges to navigate the highways of life. Some folks may not be very comfortable with today’s rule. It seems squishy and unsure about things,…
Dale’s Rules of Life: Be Slow in Assigning Motives
I have these rules. By now you’ve probably figured that out. One of my rules goes like this, be slow in assigning motives to others. This rule is not catchy,…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Be Thankful for Dirty Dishes
I have these rules for life. Guidelines that are like buoys to help navigate the choppy waters of life. The list occasionally grows. For instance, this rule was only added…
Dale’s Rules for Life, Changing Our World
I have these rules for life. Some of them are witty, some are cute, some challenge me in ways that are hard to describe. This is one of those challenging…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Questions Can Open Locked Doors
I have these rules for life, twenty-eight of them in all. The list is not weighted. The first rule is not more important than the second, in fact, the order…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Listen More than You Speak
I have these rules for life. So far, we’ve covered six of them in this monthly Lambchow feature. Number seven goes like this – Listen more than you talk. In…
Dale’s Rules for Life 6 – There’s Always More to the Story
We live in what is undoubtedly the most connected time ever. Within minutes we know about earthquakes and other disasters thousands of miles away. We know when a far-off friend…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Of Patience and Knots
I have these rules for life. Some of them are learned, some overheard. This particular rule I’d label as “not there yet.” Call it an aspirational rule. An acknowledgment…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (Almost Everything is Small Stuff)
I’ve got these rules for life. Perhaps you already know that. Some may not. The rules themselves are nuggets of wisdom. Some were heard from others but most were learned…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Number Two
I have these rules of life, 27 at last count. They aren’t in any particular order or priority and I don’t call them by their number in some kind of…