Neighbors Still
I stand at the open door, one child – exhausted – with her head on my shoulder another burning energy and adrenaline by endlessly circling my legs like a kite whose string has been cut. It’s late....
View ArticleWhat’s your sign? It’s not what you think…
If you were born between April 20 & May 20, you may have thought you were a Taurus. It's a common mistake. You're actually an American Avocet. The post What’s your sign? It’s not what you think…...
View ArticleCreativity Still Matters
Video cameras have become totally ubiquitous (I think that’s redundant, but it does serve to make the point.) Not only are tiny video recorders like the Flip and Kodak zi8 the new norm, more and more...
View Article7 Lessons from the 4th of July
A couple of days early, admittedly, but well worth the read. In this brief article, Edward Klink, senior editor of Horsesmouth, a company dedicated to helping financial advisors be more successful,...
View ArticleSteve Jobs tells “how to live before you die”
In June 2005, Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address at Stanford. It was a talk where he promised to tell “only three stories about my life. No big deal. Just three stories…” In these three...
View ArticleTo whom should I turn?
I have a friend who is sick… again. I have another friend who is jobless. Another whose marriage is failing. Another who is far, far from home. And another… And another… Each of them are facing the...
View ArticleSilence speaks volumes. Are you listening?
Sabina Nawaz wrote a post today about setting aside time for silence to allow ideas to emerge and new concepts to form. I don’t think I could agree more. This frenetic pace we’re all on to do more with...
View ArticleLove that dog… and that boy
My Jack loves to read; always has. Last night he shared with me his latest ‘favorite’ story, a delightful little book called Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. It is, appropriately, the story of a boy...
View ArticleThis is about truth. This is about choice. This is about life before...
In a commencement address in 2005, David Foster Wallace told the graduates of Kenyon College that they were about to face a life of boredom, routine, and petty frustration. He said, “The plain fact is...
View ArticleThis is why I write things down (and why you should, too)
I was glancing through recent entries in my journal and found this gem from March 9, 2013: Grace: “It’s been soo long since I was swimming in a pool!” Char: “I know, it’s great.” Grace: “It’s so much...
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