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The engine temperature gauge began to rise from its normal position. I watched it slowly climb and then quickly peg the HOT red zone. I immediately pulled over to the side of the busy road into a side street of a calmer neighborhood and shut the engine off. Steam rose from under the hood. Something …
I changed her name today. Finally. It’s been official for several weeks. She’s been on my mind about her travels, her return to the USA and settling into her new home. The transition in her has been gradual, consistent, and wonderful to watch. She has had the same name for 22 + years so changing …
My wife Rona and I try to take a walk around the neighborhood several afternoons a week, ok, maybe a month. It is great when we do. Talking, laughing; sometimes planning or analyzing; most of the time observing things and people we come across. Also, we get some exercise. This past week, as high school …
clasp \ˈklasp\ : a device for holding together objects or parts of something (such as a purse, necklace, belt, etc.) : a strong hold with your hands or arms Clasp is a word that we don’t use very often. It is a noun and a verb. Think about it for a second. When was the …
Early in my business and leadership training one of rules of engagement was to “never lead off with an apology!” It was based on the perspective that you would appear weak in your position at the table. Showing vulnerability was forbidden, even fatal. Grip the hand firm, chest out, push hard, back off only when …
Today is my birthday. It is a good mile marker. I can glance over and think about where I am on the road of life. My mother posted on Face Book, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SON! 57 years ago (now) I was at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky waiting for his arrival. We have weathered …
“People-Pleaser” has been a label that I have carried for most of my life. It is a part of the unhealthy self-talk that I have going in my mind. I am guilty of personalizing events in life as personal rejections of me. This is a form of distortion where I will overestimate the extent an …
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me!” Did you hear that saying when you were growing up? Is it true? I will answer that one for you; no, it is not. Words are powerful, strong, strengthening and destructive. The labels or descriptions we put on people can stick on …
What I have learned overtime is most people don’t think about us or what we have done or how we are feeling as much as we may think they do! We may want; even need, more attention, acceptance, and approval from others, but having a hyper-focused worry, dread, suspension on how we are being perceived …
Beginning Monday, August 26th, I will dedicate at least one blog to each of three questions. They are important questions that you can answer. They bring you face to face with yourself. They allow you to drill down to the core of yourself. That can be hard to do. Many people have fear to look …