Metamorphosis
Volume XXII, Number 8 (Issue 1064) February 19, 2024 To Be, Or Not to Be… Metamorphosis On a wall in our living room hangs a triptych depicting the miraculous transfiguration of a caterpillar into a butterfly. That transformation from ugly caterpillar to beautiful creature takes place millions if not billions of times each year. Something similar […]
“Don’t Give Up Your Day Job, Kid”
Volume XXII, Number 7 (Issue 1063) February 12, 2024 To Be, Or Not to Be… “Don’t Give Up Your Day Job, Kid” The year was 1996. Having exhausted all the excuses I could think of for Sandy and me to pass on an invitation to attend a couples spiritual retreat weekend in the Texas Hill […]
To Be, Or Not to Be…
Volume XXII, Number 6 (Issue 1062) February 5, 2024 To Be, Or Not to Be… Consistent? For today at least, that is the question. Your initial thought is to say Hell yes, consistency is important. But not so fast. For the past two weeks I have chosen to focus our attention on peoples’ unique strengths […]
The Need for Critical Thinking
Volume XXII, Number 5 (Issue 1061) January 29, 2024 The Need for Critical Thinking I spent the past week in eighteen meetings – a noticeable deviation from my semi-retirement plan. C’est la vie. Of those sessions the first seventeen were one-on-one coaching conversations while the final meeting was a two-day planning event for one of […]
The Creative and Interpretive Arts
Volume XXII, Number 4 (Issue 1060) January 22, 2024 The Creative and Interpretive Arts A few weeks ago, I was watching an interview of an actor turned director. I cannot remember the individual’s name nor that of the interviewer. However, one point the artist made stayed with me. Specifically, having spent time in both professions, […]
Do You Recognize Me?
Volume XXII, Number 3 (Issue 1059) January 15, 2024 Do You Recognize Me? “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, […]
S’mores
Volume XXII, Number 2 (Issue 1058) January 8, 2024 S’mores I am betting that given today’s title you are expecting me to launch into a riff and reflection on the wonderful treat made of graham crackers, chocolate squares, and roasted marshmallows. If so, you will be disappointed, for as much as I enjoy those fun […]
Everyone Has to Start Somewhere
Volume XXII, No. 1 (Issue 1057) January 1, 2024 Everyone Has to Start Somewhere Do you recall playing the game Chutes and Ladders as a child? Childhood game or not, it is firmly based on real life. Thus, advancing along a path only to find yourself starting anew is fundamental to our experiences and therefore […]
A Christmas Morning Musing – Gifts
Volume XXI, Number 52, December 25, 2023 A Christmas Morning Musing – Gifts Could there be a more splendid day than Christmas Day to consider the numerous gifts you and I have been blessed to receive? Some will suggest Thanksgiving Day fits that bill very well, and I would be hard pressed to argue otherwise. […]
‘Tis the Season
Volume XXI, Number 51 (Issue 1055) December 18, 2023 ‘Tis the Season Season’s greetings and salutations to one and all. Like many, I begin anticipating the lights, decorations, and festivities of the season long before Thanksgiving Day arrives. Thus, lights start going up on our house on Black Friday morning. My affection for the holidays […]