I can hear my phone in the other room. It’s the familiar song that tells me my daughter is calling . . . John Mayer’s voice singing “Fathers, be good to your daughters, Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So...
There is a new Facebook group called “What do you see from your window” #StayAtHome. As I’m writing this, there are currently 121,344 members worldwide. Thankfully, I was invited to be one of them. From the coast of Israel to the hills of Tuscany to...
None of us need any help thinking negative thoughts these days. But all of us could use a boost in the positivity department right now. From the age of twelve to sixteen, I had one consistent voice pushing me towards the goal of achieving my best...
We are living in a new world disorder. And with the aura of confusion and conflicting information floating in the air – comes the possibility of being infected with fear, anxiety, paranoia and despair. While fear is programmed into our DNA to keep...
On April 14, 1912 a vessel carrying some of the world’s wealthiest aristocrats, in addition to a majority of 2nd and 3rd class average folks; suddenly and in an instant became the great equalizer. Peril did not differentiate between rich or poor. A...
Pandemic – A Few Thoughts Observing my own thoughts over the last four years, the interaction of my fellow man and the public discourse available 24/7 on media outlets – I have come to some interesting conclusions. While these are of course my...
So many demands on our soul these days, sometimes it seems that the tone of our interactions are growing more harsh, confrontational and even combative at times. With that environment pervasive in the workplace and other social interactions, it...
Thinking about “words” and the power they possess, how we can use our words to connect and build bridges or to divide and put up walls. Our words can inspire and uplift or deflate and demean. Unfortunate but true, words of disapproval...
If you don’t feed me the “facts” as I want to hear them or tell me the “truth” which matches what I feel to be true, then you are clearly not playing for my team. And if you are not playing for my team, which is clearly...
We don’t pick up whips anymore to exert our power over others – we use our sharp-tongued, demeaning words leaving scars unseen which can last a life time. We don’t stone accused sinners in the public square anymore – we taunt...