Thinking back to mid-January of 2020, it seems like a lifetime ago. I was in in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The end of my visit coincided...

This is a gratitude Friday post reflecting on my greatest physical feat. It occurred 30 years ago this month. It was a fully unintended...

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.” ― Vivian Greene I have a confession to make....

The recovery connection to this post may be a bit tangential, but I do see the processes of critical thinking, self-evaluation and a...

The topic of this post is evident from the title. Please accept this disclaimer up front. I fully understand if you stop reading this...

One of the most important lessons I have learned on this journey of life is how having purpose is more valuable a pursuit than seeking...

Picture taken by author in June 2018 - US Capitol Rotunda Gone, for now is the ability to assert that we have a shared value of a...

I am not sure what if anything has had a more powerful influence on my life than the written word and the books I have had the...

Mr. Tweaks in his therapy dog employee of the month photo A colleague of mine Richard Jones wrote a post this week talking about the day...

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our...

“You come half-way. I come half-way.” – Unknown British Sargent from a trench on Christmas Eve 1914, Bois de Ploegsteert Belgium I sit...

“After all, I wasn't crippled in any way, I just studied too hard, I didn't know when to stop.”― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar I woke up...

“A lot of people think the arts are disposable, what they don't realize is, it's the answer” —Phil Rosenthal Gratitude Friday – I have...

“No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through...

“The struggle of to-day is not altogether for to-day, it is for a vast future also.” – Abraham Lincoln, December 3rd, 1861 It is the...