Why? It’s a small word. Just three letters. But it may be the question we ask more than any other. Yesterday, I walked through a hospital entrance that felt much heavier than usual. A group had gathered—friends, family—standing close, holding each other up. Some were crying. Others were quiet, eyes […]
It’s often said: if you don’t want the truth, stay off the bathroom scale. Don’t ask a child what they really think. And by all means—don’t ask A.I. to analyze your writing sample. Because if you do, you’re going to get the truth. Straight. No chaser. On this Valentine’s Day, […]
I tend to live in a Post-it Notes kind of world. You know—the small, sticky pieces of paper perfect for jotting down ideas or reminders and sticking them wherever they’ll be noticed: refrigerator doors, desktops, dashboards. These days, though, I mostly use the digital version—an app fittingly called Notes in the Apple […]
Luck. Most of us have a working definition—some blend of randomness, chance, and timing. For many, it explains the great disparities in life. Why did she get the opportunity? Why did he end up with that burden? On the flip side, others see life soley through the lens of personal responsibility. Success or struggle is […]
A few years ago, my wife shared a phrase with me that someone had once passed along to her about the care and nurturing of responsibility: “Everybody can’t hold the baby.” At first, it sounded simple—even cute. But she and I both grasped its deeper meaning. Something tender, vulnerable and […]
It sure seems that we’ve arrived at time and place when things seem to be spiraling out of control. In the musical words of the late Marvin Gaye, indeed, “What’s going on?” Sadly (or reassuringly), there is a constant and consistent theme. Well over two millennia ago the poet was […]
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