During a recent flight a man sat next to me and told me that he was tired of living a life in which he just passed through the days and did nothing to live a life of value and service. It wasn’t the sort of conversation I wanted to have with a stranger, not even… Continue reading Are You Living Life Or Just Passing Time?
Cycles & Circles Of Life
Some years back both of my grandfathers spoke with me on separate occasions about how it wasn’t always the physical deterioration of growing older that hurt but the speed at which death took their friends, family and companions. I don’t remember what prompted the conversations but I know they were both in their nineties when… Continue reading Cycles & Circles Of Life
Blogging About The Stories We Don’t Tell
When you’re a newlywed twenty-seven year old who has had the opportunity to have done some traveling and seen some things you aren’t always prepared to listen to some ancient forty-something year-old tell you that you are not asking the right question. Especially when you are interviewing for a job you are not really sure… Continue reading Blogging About The Stories We Don’t Tell
Have You Ever Wrestled With Vengeful Dinosaurs?
The nameless group we refer to as “they say” includes a comment about how the first step in overcoming a problem is to admit you have one. I am not convinced that hearing a clock ticking in my head is such a thing. Maybe it would cause more alarm if I was Captain Hook and… Continue reading Have You Ever Wrestled With Vengeful Dinosaurs?