The past few weeks, and probably months, I’ve been feeling like something is off. I haven’t been able to place my finger on it. But I think, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by many things only partially related to the Covid virus. I know I’m not the only one feeling overwhelmed and stressed because of the […]
September 11 and Covid -19
Each September, for the last 19 years, our country has approached September with somber remembrance. We pause and think about the events of September 11 and the weeks following. Today, in 2020, things are strange and different. Much like the days after the attacks, our country is besieged by enemies both seen and unseen. This […]
Life Lessons from an infant: Ask for Help.
I have an 11 month old son and it amazes me how many life lessons he teaches us every day. My son is growing and learning faster than I could have imagined. He started walking a few days before he turned 10 months old. Now he’s walking and climbing on everything. I find it so […]
Life Finds a Way
Will you be ready when the world reopens? The seminal quote from Chaos Theorist Dr. Ian Malcom about life is fiction. Fiction in the sense that Dr. Malcom is a fictional character created by Author Michael Crichton. It’s true though. Life finds a way through every single time. No matter what. Many of us are […]
Rocks and Swords
Last week, I read something about rocks and sword fights. How do you bring rocks to a sword fight and hope to win? What I had read was one sentence, “David bought a rock to a sword fight.” It was a reference to the Biblical story of the shepherd boy David going out to face […]
Let’s Keep Persevering
Wow what a year 2020 has been so far. In the first six months, we’ve seen Covid-19 run rampant, murder hornets, protests, police brutality, and The Tiger King to name of few of the challenges. Now, it seems that flying snakes are a thing. (Really https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/world/flying-snakes-movement-study-scli-intl-scn/index.html) 2020 has certainly been a challenging year no matter […]