Hate is Dangerous
It was just another pretty fall day in Geilenkirchen, Germany. I was a reservist in the USAF and a contract teacher at the elementary...
Starting Over
Tropical Storm Debby is sitting on top of my home. Bands of rain come and go. As I sip my morning coffee, looking out the window, the sky...
Is Art Worth It
About ten years ago, I was recovering from a foot/ankle surgery due to an injury in Afghanistan that wasn’t healing the way it needed to....
Unpack the Box
Two weeks before I was leaving for Afghanistan for a year, my dad died. I did what any ‘good’ Airman would do: I put my emotions in a box...
Connected Leadership
This morning, I read a fascinating article about effective leadership based on self-reflection and self-awareness. With the furious pace...
Move Chairs
Move Chairs & Move Towards What do you want to move towards? Do you know what the obstacles are? Very often, we know what we want to move...
Cherishing Emotions
I'm reading “The Art Spirit,” a compilation of Robert Henri’s thoughts. He is talking about the path of an artist, and he says this,...
Bright New Day
Some thoughts as we bring in 2024. I usually write some deep thoughts about the opening of a new year. Instead, the thought that keeps...
ITTY BITTY STINKY COMMITTEE
Negative inner voice and self-talk Habitual negative inner self-talk steals away our happiness, yet we seem to struggle to stop the...
WISHING UPON A STAR
Every day, the moon rises and talks to the stars, Wonder how you are? Twinkling, the stars reply, Granting wishes from high here in the...