• Some Recent Thoughts

    Years ago, I was introduced to this trail during the season when the waning remnants of snowfall were still along the Crimson Trail. Unbeknownst to me, a friend and simple…

  • Some thoughts

    We need to consider identifying ways to start and meet each other where we are – kids, adults, and caregiving mentors. The only guidebook available is kindness and empathy. Hope, in the context of this quote has – at its end – the hedonic treadmill which is merciless and full of quid pro quo. It always demands more. Start with securing safety, move to validation, mentor resilience and antifragility models, rinse – repeat!

  • Don’t Drag Me Down

    rich and some are poor
    Others will just suffer more

    Have you ever been ashamed
    And felt society try to keep you down?

    I begin to watch things change
    And see them turn around

  • 5 balls – The juggling act – A rearview glimpse – Lessons Learned

    Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls ~ family. health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked. nicked. damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.