She is now 88.

She was tired!

Here she is, a few years earlier, at Rockcastle River Trading Company, with one of the Carloftiss sisters:

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https://wanderlustandcominghome.com/2015/10/15/explore-kentucky-rockcastle-river-trading-company/

“My eldest sister, Carcille Carloftis Burchette, was Valedictorian at Livingston High School, Valedictorian at Cumberland College, was Miss Congeniality and Maid of Spring in Miss Kentucky 1969, was most kids favorite teacher in Corbin, she started the Gifted and Talented Program there and was at least 3rd in the state against big Catholic schools in Louisville and Lexington for 10 years, is on the Corbin School Board (we donated our design and labor and are giving plants at wholesale in our busiest season because she is a spectacular human being and I’m proud to have her as my big sis!) and will be the next President of the Kentucky State Garden Clubs... guess what? It will be named the Carcille Carloftis Burchette Courtyard!”

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CSya4jQoW/

In 2020, Marie Forleo wrote “EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE”.

I bought several copies, listened to videos, attended several of her webinars…

These are my reflections, an hour in length, regarding her phrases “EVERYTHING”; “FIGUREOUTABLE”, and much more…

Including my ideas on…

WHY she said EVERYTHING; what she actually meant; the concepts of RESOURCES and CONSTRAINTS- from an OPERATIONS RESEARCH point of view; and how the area of “free will” and “determinism” play roles in what is difficult to DO, IF we CANNOT MUSTER NECESSARY RESOURCES or LOWER xyz CONSTRAINTS;

AS WELL AS FASCINATING STORIES FROM MY LIFE, OF SOME PEOPLE WHO LEARNED KEY THINGS IN LIFE FROM TOXIC ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING MY EXPERIENCES FROM HAVING SPOKEN FOR TWENTY HOURS, WITH A MAN WHO SPENT FIVE YEARS IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON – RIKER’S ISLAND – FOR ARMED ROBBERY; AND EXPERIENCES WITH SOMEONE WHO SPENT TIME IN PRISON FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, BUT HAD EXPERIENCED “DIFFICULTIES” AND LATER WAS ON DISABILITY…

THESE TWO MEN SHOWED ME NEW VIEWS ON THE TOPICS OF “RESOURCES”, “CONSTRAINTS”, “THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS”, AND MUCH MORE…

SEE VIDEO LATER IN THIS DOCUMENT:

TO VIEW MY ONE-HOUR DISCUSSION ON “EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE” AND MUCH MORE, ONE CAN CLICK BELOW ON THE LINK OR ON THE IMAGE THAT IS ALSO BELOW…

https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ0WyI5Z0hIgHIzySszdzwJjP3kDemDPKXMy

FREE ACCESS FOR 30 DAYS…

This one-minute intro to Marie Forleo’s book is is playable by clicking on the image below, or there is a link after it:

“Everything is Figureoutable | Marie Forleo | FranklinCovey clip”:

https://youtu.be/2-ug6gXy6rw?si=xeYijsczmwJGZDX3

NOW, FOR A QUICK LOOK AT HOW I GARNERED SOME VIEWS ON “EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE” AS APPLIED TO SOMEONE I SPENT MANY HOURS TALKING TO – NOT IN PRISON- WHO HAD BEEN IN RIKERS ISLAND FOR FIVE YEARS, WE CAN SEE WHAT HE WENT THROUGH:

In-Depth Look At Life On Rikers Island: ‘Hell, Plain And Simple’:

https://youtu.be/9RQJq1ca7jM?si=oATAerebEcMUAtuz

I have a degree in electrical engineering from West Point; I also studied a course at the graduate level at the University of Kentucky, in 1987, in Operations Research. Twenty years later, I studied Mathematics for four years at the half-time level at Berea College, taking only Mathematics courses, and tutored for three of those four years in the Berea College Mathematics Department, ten hours a week. I also did paid tutoring and pro bono tutoring to an individual.

“What is Operation Research? Definition, Process & Real-World Applications”:

https://youtu.be/_zhtDJX3kOY?si=3NKb8u169N1VxP-1

Image below can be clicked to pull up the same video:

“Operations Research: Formulating Mathematical Models (Soft Constraints/Ensuring Feasibility)”:

https://youtu.be/DWGStubeo?si=48jW_CKQ1o93jx94

Image below can be clicked, also, to pull up the video:

Parting thought?

“Smtve – Chasing After Your Shadow (Official Song)”:

https://youtu.be/Ak8sLv3_8?si=cRkkIF3WjbDYWvpt

A VERY IMPERFECT SITE…

The following are videos and other information – “content” – that are available on this site:

FAVORITE MOVIES AND MOVIE TRAILERS

Movie Trailer: The Last Passport:

The Last Passport: Award-Winning Feature Film – full movie:

Noelle (2007) | Christmas Movie | Full Movie | Town’s Spirit Changes One Man’s Mission:

“A priest tasked with closing a church before Christmas finds his mission derailed by the charming and eccentric residents of a small fishing village. As Father Jonathan Keene gets drawn into their lives, he begins to question his own purpose. This heartwarming holiday tale blends faith, family, and community in a story of redemption and unexpected connections, set against the scenic backdrop of a wintery coastal town.”

Validation:

“Winner – Best Narrative Short, Cleveland Int'l Film Festival; Winner – Jury Award, Gen Art Chicago Film Festival; Winner – Audience Award, Hawaii Int'l Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Comedy, Breckenridge Festival of Film; Winner – Crystal Heart Award, Best Short Film & Audience Award, Heartland Film Festival; Winner – Christopher & Dana Reeve Audience Award, Williamstown Film Festival; Winner – Best Comedy, Dam Short Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, So Cal Independent Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, Idyllwild Film Festival; Winner – Best Short Film, Sedona International Film Festival”:

CHRISTIAN FAITH, by Loran Joly: a 15-page booklet, which shows a little bit about my “religious” background and growth:

https://www.prestophoto.com/bookstore/664289-Christian-Faith-Photo-Book

For a view of a page within the booklet:

https://www.prestophoto.com/bookstore/664289-Christian-Faith-Photo-Book#pageflip/page/End%20Leaf-Page%201

For more on the influence of L’Abri on my life, as well as my time at West Point:

“Searching for Truth?: Attending L’Abri and the Search for Answers”, by Loran Joly

https://medium.com/@loranjoly/searching-for-truth-52226b14ece4

I AM AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IDEA-EMPLOYER…

The village where my mother grew up, Piaksi – in Lubelskie provence, Poland, was 80% Jewish; my second psychoanalyst was Jewish; my best friend in San Diego, California, who led nature hikes for the Sierra Club when not working as a biotech researcher, was Jewish:

“Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski On Empathy”:'

“Grandma Moses – STORYTIME! Never too old to learn how to paint”:

“Grandma Moses was a farmer's wife who began painting folk art when she was 78 years old. She gave most of her paintings as gifts to friends and family...until one day....”

“Tolstoy Biography (1970)”:

We see here, the daughter of Leo Tolstoy, Alexandra, in a wonderful discussion about her father, Leo Tolstoy.

At the age of seventeen, Alexandra became the secretary for her father.

“In 1934, she authored a book about her life entitled “I Worked for the Soviet” and it was published by Yale University Press. The book details the difficulties she faced living in Russia during and after the revolution.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Tolstaya

See https://archive.org/details/iworkedforsoviet0000alex/page/n7/mode/2up

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