Presence Found

I love people who are present when I’m with them. I believe that they want me to be present when I’m with them. You know what I mean, when you’re with someone who can’t put their phone down and just be present. I’m beginning to think that distraction is a disease caused by all the…

Read More

More Time

Time is probably our most precious commodity. We all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days each week and 52 weeks in each year. I sometimes look back over my life and see places where I wasted valuable time.  The value of time depends a lot on perspective. To the person who just got…

Read More

Double Portion

There are times when I’m really hungry and I will have an extra portion of food. This is often a bad choice, because a single portion should suffice. There are times when I feel like I can’t get enough of a good thing, such as a good book or a good podcast – something that…

Read More

Memories & Memorials

I went to Washington DC a few years ago and one of my favorite things about our nation’s capital is all the memorials. These memorial sites tell story after story of bravery, sacrifice and leadership. I think the one that most moved my heart is Iwo Jima – there is such a story of bravery…

Read More

Today Matters

The older I’ve gotten; the memories take me way back. I realize that according to my 20-year-old son, I’m old.  I’m embracing it and learning to deal with it. Just yesterday I was reminded of the first Rocky movie that I watched so many years ago. Sylvester Stallone was the star and he had a…

Read More

The Good Ole Days

I sometimes wish I could go back in time to the younger version of me and teach him lots of things that I’ve learned in the years since. The 14-year-old me was self-centered and a bit of a “smart aleck” to my teachers.  I was also a bit demanding of my parents and grandparents. I took…

Read More