Recently I watched the PBS documentary on Earnest Hemingway. As I watched, I was enthralled by the complexity of his existence and impressed by his art of writing.
I found myself pondering, how he would write today? Would he be as successful, as prolific, as unique?
I had the impression…
I find myself often reflecting on this axiom. Everywhere I look I see it (… does that make me a pessimist? A realist?).
The origin of Man is a Wolf to Man is debatable. “It appeared in a popular Roman proverb by Plautus (dead 184 B. C.), in his Asinaria…
A co-worker of mine said hello.
Yes, that’s pretty simple. It was the effort she displayed in saying hello that mattered.
Both of us work off-site at a school helping kids. We work in different areas at the school but occasionally cross paths. When I first started there she was…
A short lesson learned from cancer and tutoring kids.
I was riding my bike to my new job as a tutor in a literacy advocacy program and had an epiphany. Maturity and growth is moving from transactional to relational in our interactions with others.
The prior day I was on…
I read an Associated Press article this week that made me think, made me change my perspective. The article quoted Bolivian President Luis Arce when speaking of ‘Climate Change Leaders’ and ‘speaking the truth’ whereby he stated the ‘real solution’ is “an alternative to Capitalism and unfettered Consumerism.”
My first…
Not a lockout, a cancel, or a protest — just a pause.
In my house, we have a Zen room. It was intended to be an electronic-free room; no computers, phones, or TV. We’ve fallen short of that but still use the room as an escape or getaway spot to…
…life isn’t about getting what you want.
Recently I was mentoring some young kids and the conversation delved into a discussion on life’s purpose and what they wanted to get out of life.
I professed to not know the answer, particularly for them but did relay to them what I…
I worked as an Engineer as well as a Project Manager in my past (for the electric company in Tampa). There, and at other places I worked there are two basic types of bosses.
First those the see your suceess as their success and subsequently promote you. They look good because you make them look good so they want to share you.
Secondly, those that hoard their own success achieved on your efforts and subsequently want to keep you all to themselves. They too look good because you make them look good, but they are selfish. They want to keep you right where you are for fear once you leave you'll leave them in the dust and they then need to succeed on their own merit.
The latter is more prevalent than the former.
Be the good boss, promote your stars.
What is our role? How do we know if we succeeded?
I was awakened last night at 2 am with a call from my son’s phone. The first time the phone rang I didn’t get to it in time and missed the call. The phone then immediately rang again. …
…Live it in the margins.
-Do and don’t
-Yes and no
-Acceptable, not acceptable
-Allowable, not allowable
-Moral and immoral
-Ethical and unethical
-Legal, illegal
-Reasonable, unreasonable
-Sufficient, insufficient
-Nice, mean
-Good and bad
-Ying and Yang
One can go on and on. It’s not that simple. Life isn’t black-and-white…
