Events, small or large have the potential to change everything. Recently, my good friend Seth wrote on his blog 5 sentences. The ocean is made of drops Seth Godin That’s easy to say but hard to visualize. Even a puddle has more drops than we can count. It’s got to be difficult to be […]
The secret to happiness; it’s wanting what you get.
The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get. – Alex Trebek I’ve been pondering this quote for three days now, since I first saw it following Alex Trebek’s death. I’m trying to understand what it means and how to explain it to you, my readers. The […]
A Reminder About Life.
For the second time in 3 days, I learned of the death of a former classmate and it has shaken me. Both were my age. One had a heart attack and leaves behind a wife and 4 year old daughter. The second, while I have no information, I suspect it may have been an unnatural […]
What Were You Thinking
On October 1 of 2020, I began an exercise of standing on the street corner in the morning holding a sign that reads “Good Morning” and other phrases like “Today is a good day to be happy.” I smile, I wave, I even dance a little (very little). My premise was simple, go out every […]
Do Good Every Day
Or Just Stop Being a Jerk. “Do good every day” is a popular mantra of many people today. They have all the intentions in the world to do good. But it’s a lofty goal that most people will never live up to because they don’t understand what it means to do good. Doing good […]
Down on the Corner: A Sign for Our Time
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 […]