The news struck me as wonderful, but my friend looked at m with surprise when I reacted with a smile and "congratulations" at him telling me that the company he worked for was letting him go. He seemed to be genuinely amazed that I was actually happy for him. You...
"Home is where the heart is." "There's no place like home." "I'll be home for Christmas." OK, this could go on all day. It seems we humans have an attachment to "home." Even the word itself conjures up images, feelings, and nostalgia. But what is "home?" Why all this human focus...
As a former police officer, I remember well having to memorize the rules of the road so that I could ENFORCE the rules. Of course all these laws were on the books for people's safety, but I can't tell you how tempting it was to reduce that central purpose...
Sometimes you have to wonder why we so easily miss it. You know, the obvious stuff that, once we see it, we wonder how we missed it in the first place! That's why I love puzzles like "where's Waldo" because once you see him, you can't "unsee" him. My...
Yeah, THAT old saying! A quote from Virgil's Aeneid says "the descent to hell is easy." And no one ever expects their good intentions to turn out bad. That's the "law of unintended consequences." It seems we humans are better at coming up with witty quotes than we are...
Thank you! We are 1/3 of the way to our End of the Year Goal of $10,000 to launch us into 2018 strong and ready to Develop a New Video Series Do some much needed improvement on our web presence Do some much needed Graphic Design work to support...
There is something powerful about appreciation. But there is something insidious about seeking appreciation. What a fine line it is to encourage the good virtue of gratefulness and acknowledging the gifts of others on one side and the ego serving self centeredness of demanding recognition. I think of this...
I know, I know, I should be more patient, but I confess a deep sense of frustration when I'm trying to explain how to get the wifi to work to someone. It's so simple and yet, they don't get it! Of course, I remind them, it's not that easy...
It was a bit of a surprise to me. In fact, it was such an unexpected revelation about myself that I am still processing this information to this day. I was embarrassed. You see, I have never had a hard time being in front of a lot of people....
OK, so, the store started putting out decorations for Christmas around Halloween! Subtle signs that the gift buying season was approaching and letting us know we better get to it if we were going to get all that cool stuff to give as presents at Christmas. And, as usual,...
