Show Up for Someone Today: The Amazing Power of Social Connection
My High School Reunion I graduated from high school over fifty years ago in 1969. There were seventeen of us in my class. It was so small...
AWE: It's a Key to Well-Being
“an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, wonder produced by that which is grand, sublime, powerful. . .” (www.Dictionary.com...
Everyone Suffers
"Here's the secret: . . . We all have pain. All human beings, if they live long enough, have felt, or will feel the devastation of losing...
What Are You Looking For? How the Detroit Lions Helped Me Out at a Dark Time
Zimbabwe I lived and worked with a team in Zimbabwe, Africa, from 1984 to 1989. We lived among the Tonga people to help them find ways...
The Magic of Breathing: Stop and Smell the Roses
It is so easy to take each breath or breathing for granted, yet it is the very essence of life. Breathing is effortless and doesn't...
An Unexpected Life Lesson on the Road: How I Learned to be Kind in Crowds
The Crowd in Salzburg One of the challenges of traveling is the number of other people traveling, too. Many are moving in big groups that...
A Challenging Intro to My Inner Voice: How I Learned a Life Lesson from a Boy with a Knife
As I stood in the middle of the mall, I noticed two young guys in their early teens talking to one another and glancing at me. Before I...
A Beginner’s Mind
In 1984 I went to Zimbabwe, Africa and spent six years living among the Tonga people. This was a significant change for me and a new beginni
Everything Is Changing
It’s been 21 days since I began my new job. It is official because I changed my LinkedIn profile. I am no longer the Executive Director at t
Share Your Light
December holidays are a mixed bag of emotions for me. Sometimes I feel surprise, joy, melancholy, regret, loss, anticipation, curiosity,...
