I used to be a dive-in-and-work-like-mad kind of guy? You too? Go from one project to the next, snarf down some lunch (ten minutes max) and then jump back in. Not a great deal of peace. It’s just not the way we’re wired. In fact there’s science behind the idea of taking breaks during the day. Lots of them. If you’re …
What Sets You Free?
Day of celebrating our nations’s freedom tomorrow. Hot dogs, hamburgers, fireworks, friends and family together. Makes me think of another kind of freedom. Your freedom. Mine. What Sets You Free? What makes your heart come alive? What inspires you? Encourages you? Brings you life and hope? It’s a question I don’t ask enough, that I don’t act on enough. Do you …
My Friend’s Book is Finally Here!
I met Lori Roeleveld online. Somehow I stumbled across her excellent blog and was captivated immediately. A few years later I met her face to face at a writing conference, and we’ve become great friends. Yes, Lori is a tremendous writer, and has penetrating insights into the human condition, but even more so, she is a tremendous person. She’s celebrating the …
A Joke, And The Sobering Truth It Carries
A man is enjoying watching a Seattle Mariners game when he finds himself thirsty and decides to get himself a Coke. As he’s returning to this seat a few minutes later, he hears a voice cry out from high in the stands above him. “Hey, Tony!” The man stops and squints into the seats with a frown on his face. …
Worth Taking 5 Minutes For: A Vid That’ll Make you Think
My son Taylor posted this on Facebook the other day. Well worth taking five minutes to watch. Thoughts?