The events of this past week have hit us all in different ways. I have a good friend who asked me yesterday, “Bob, I never knew who Charlie Kirk was. But when he was assassinated, I was impacted in ways I really don’t understand. Actually, brought me to tears.” This got me thinking. You know, […]
Maybe you like me are exhausted hearing about Millennials and Generation Zs congregating in groups … world wide. Spreading what now is the widest infections of COVID 19 so far! Attempts to contain these “children” has proven unsuccessful if not impossible. Welcome to that ever quoted truism, “You reap what you sow.”All get a trophy […]
The front page of the WSJ this morning featured a picture of the sun. Our source of daily light and warmth. The word “light” has come to me a lot lately. Feeling light. From the Bible, Let your light so shine before men … A recent allusion of a guiding ray of light from a […]
One key when coaching is what I call one’s “preferred future.” Questions like “Who am I?” … “Where am I going?” … “What am I called to do?” I believe you eventually become what you think about. So define it. Visualize it. Write it down. Get clear about where you’re headed in life. Why? Because, […]
“Cuneiform” is an ancient writing system that was first used around 3400 BC. Said to be the very first writings. Writing. An ancient art. Simply timeless. This blog. Close to 180 posts so far. Not without effort. But in many ways so natural, therapeutic. And I find so very revealing as well. A dear friend recently, […]
Nancy and I watched a movie the other day. “I Still Believe” won’t win Academy Awards. But that afternoon it was surely worthy of one. A box of used Kleenex was piled between us after viewing. A true, inspiring, and yet very sad story about a rising nineteen year old country music star, his loving girlfriend, […]
Have you ever tried to slide your way down a steep grassy hill in sneakers? Front leg in front. Slipping … inching your way down? Losing your grip. Falling even? I have. And this morning? That’s how this all feels. Like a never ending slippery traverse down a seemingly endless, steep grassy hill. My thoughts […]
I wrote recently about the death of my Aunt Sis. On reflection I realized something I had to write about this morning. I’ve been out of Philadelphia, my family home, for decades. Over thirty years really. When I was in Philly I really never saw my Aunt often. You know. Thanksgivings, Christmases mostly. Only saw […]
For the past twenty one years I’ve written a Christmas Letter to my family … in recent years more written for my grandchildren. For the past four years, I’ve picked a word … just one as a theme, a focus of my letter. Here’s this year’s version … Confidence … Passion … Determination … Faith […]
Nancy and I watched a movie last night. In it a beautiful lady played by Rene Zellweger experienced a saddening death after a long bout with cancer. Maudlin … filled with despair. I’ve had occasional sparks of thought in recent months about my own mortality. Natural being in my mid seventies. You know. How do […]