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nancial burden that seems to be getting bigger by the day. Your mountain could be a problem with your business or your team. If you are in sales and you are now halfway through the year and your numbers are way o , the chasm between your quota and where you currently are regarding your year-to-date sales seem like a much higher climb than you can conceivably make up in the next six months.
Whatever your mountain is, get closer to it. Stop looking at it from miles away. Find a guide, a coach, a family member, or a friend who you trust to help you build your trail map. Get to the base of the mountain, identify the trailhead and execute your plan. e mountain isn’t going
Don’t miss the big news e Colorado Sun and other media are missing the big good news story out of Dougan County. Ready? Ta da! ey have solved the homeless problem in Douglas County! And, as their spokespeople will continually remind you, it is with choice and compassion.
So, how is this accomplished? First, you should know that their citizens do not like seeing homeless encampment. is is something I’m sure all other county commissioners and mayors did not know.
Second, the homeless should be told this new information, so a social worker is sent to meet them compassionately accompanied by an armed sheri ’s deputy. e social worker informs the homeless about addiction services, mental health care, and homeless shelters. All those choices! Soon they will also be compassionately given the choice of paying a $1,000 ne
Spots along the Cherry Creek from Castlewood Canyon to the area just south of the Town of Parker have also seen heavy weather impacts, according to the news release.
“Recent heavy rainfall has destroyed all bridge crossings over Cherry Creek in Castlewood Canyon State Park,” a June 27 news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Castlewood Canyon State Park sits in the Franktown area in rural eastern Douglas County. e state parks agency warned visitors that “there is no path to cross the creek in the park at this time.”
“Hikers should consider any loop trails to be out-and-backs. Creek Bottom Trail also su ered signicant damage,” the agency’s news release said.
Bridge repair work will take to climb itself, nor is it going to fall into the ocean and go away. You have more courage than you think, there is grit deep inside of you that needs to be surfaced to start the climb, and never underestimate your endurance to see it all through. if they choose incorrectly. e goal and e ect is to reduce homelessness IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Is it time for you to get closer to the base of the mountain instead of imaging how di cult the climb might be from afar? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can realize that what seems completely unmanageable from a distance can seem completely manageable the closer we get, it really will be a better than good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
So, the homeless will then, oh so kindly, be given a ride free of charge to take advantage of those wonderful services. e only teeny tiny glitch might be that those services will be many miles away.
Why is that, you may ask? Obviously, you have not been paying attention.
Dougco is not only one of the richest counties in Colorado, it’s one of the richest in the world, but they won’t actually pay to house or help in their county. ey will only pay to compassionately dump the problem on someone else’s doorstep.
See, they’ve made a choice, and unless you live and are safely housed there, screw you, but compassionately.
Roger Brisnehan
weeks and may not be complete before August. Park staff cannot begin construction until water levels recede.
Along Cherry Creek Trail to the north of Castlewood Canyon — on portions of the trail maintained by Douglas County — several intersections are also closed intermittently due to water damage, according to the county.
From state Highway 86 north to Scott Avenue, the county advised traveling with caution along the trail.
“Standing water and erosion have been found on the trail under Highway 86, at Bayou Gulch Open Space Trail, just south of Scott Avenue and under Scott Avenue,” the county’s release said. “Crews are working to repair and maintain this trail and advise you to turn around if you encounter standing water.” e impact of recent rainfall has been stark at Castlewood Canyon. Castlewood Canyon has received 14.01 inches of rain since Jan. 1, according to the National Weather Service, as cited by the state parks agency’s June 27 news release.
“Creek levels are two feet above normal operating levels. e high level mark was recorded last ursday at 9.5 feet, with normal creek levels considered to be between two to three feet,” the agency’s June 27 release said.
Updates on construction and trail conditions at Castlewood Canyon will be posted to the park’s Facebook page at facebook.com/CastlewoodCanyonPark and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region Twitter account at twitter.com/ CPW_NE.
