Craig Maciolek
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Growing Through Labors
My first job in the forest was marking timber. Going through a timber sale area and marking the trees that were to be harvested or not. I enjoyed the job. It was physically and mentally engaging. My second job in… Continue reading
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A Growing Community
The most basic question we must ask ourselves as we get older is, are we providing a nurturing environment for younger people, or are we competing with them for attention and control? (It would probably be a good idea here… Continue reading
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Conflict Avoidance
I am a Conflict Avoider. There,.. I said it. I will go to great lengths to avoid conflict. It is not that I am afraid of conflict, or a good fight for that matter, it is just that I am… Continue reading
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Building Work Routines
It is easy to make friends in this world. Simply find a public place that is comfortable and sit there at the same time of day and week repeatedly. It will not take long before other people who frequent the… Continue reading
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A Perspective of Work
There was a period of my life when I worked in the forest. During those years I was involved in the fighting of forest fires. What I learned about work from those experiences is this… when there are clear orders,… Continue reading
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Democracy hinders projects that require a lot of capital.Capitalism undermines projects that require consensus. Continue reading