I’m sorry
Two words: “I’m sorry”. Three if you count the contraction as two words.Short, simple, yet for some reason so difficult to say.I can’t explain why, but my experience is that…
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of the more popular of Aesop’s fables. It’s main theme is to not put off to tomorrow what can be done today.We experienced…
Self-control
“Self control is not a problem in the future, it’s only a problem now, when the chocolate is next to us”. – Shlomo Benartzi TEDtalk: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow When…
Distractions
I’ve been struggling with distractions the last few weeks. For me it always starts in one of two ways: either I start watching tv, Netflix or movies, or my workload…
January is finally over
The last three weeks have been a whirlwind of activity on multiple fronts. It surprised me how much time it had been since my last post.One of the coolest (pun…
#TaterTough
There is a boy in my town named Tate Schaefer. Tate is in fifth grade. Five weeks ago, he was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable tumor on his brain stem,…
KonMari and How Ideas Spread
10 shirts and 2 pair of pants standing tall in one dresser drawer It started with a group chat message among our cousins about a show where people pray to…
Libraries
Libraries are wonderful places. I have always enjoyed spending time in a library. I was fortunate that when I was a child my mom would take my brother, sister and…
Meditation
I’m into the fourth month doing my miracle morning routine. I admit that there were a few mornings over the holidays that I didn’t get it done, or at least…
Hillbilly Elegy, Starfish and my Circle of Influence
In December, I read Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. I’m a little late to the game for that one, as it’s been around for a couple of years. It’s a…