by Neal Lemery This week, I attended a community forum on our community’s drug and mental health crisis, presented by the Tillamook County Community Health Center (the county health department). Concerned citizens,…
Category: Words of Wisdom
“Tales of Tierra Del Mar” Book Launched
by Neal Lemery “Tales of Tierra Del Mar”, Tillamook County’s latest historical community memoir, has been republished and was launched at the annual meeting of the Tierra Del Mar community association on…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Lost, Then Found
by Neal Lemery Life is always teaching me lessons. I can get lost, or lose something I think is important, a treasure that is valuable to my life. In the process of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Towards Purposeful Work
by Neal Lemery “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” –Steve Jobs In every job I’ve…
BOOK REVIEW: Bayocean – Atlantis of Oregon
By Neal Lemery Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon offers a comprehensive examination of a massive real estate development in one of the Northwest’s most scenic and pristine ocean beaches. The many tales of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Work Your Hard
by Neal Lemery Sometimes, it seems easy to skip over the hard stuff, to ignore the “to do” list, those nagging chores and obligations, and go do something else, anything else. I’m…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Quiet Time and Simple Gifts
by Neal Lemery I had a lot of quiet time this past week. A vigorous snowstorm moved in, dumping nearly a foot of snow, followed by temps in the teens. The power…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Doing the Right Thing
by Neal Lemery Sometimes in our lives there is a moment where we have a choice, an opportunity. When we see the door open, or the fork in the road, or an…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Through the Eyes of a Child
by Neal Lemery “Through the eyes of a child you will see the world as it should be.” –Anonymous In recent days, I’ve experienced the simple joys of being around several kids…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Special Moments with Jim
by Neal Lemery Last week, I learned that a good college friend had passed away. He wasn’t a particularly close friend in the usual ways with college friends. We did not often…