To Whom Do You “Owe One”?

by | Nov 1, 2018 | Inspiration

Lisa Brennan-Jobs is the daughter of the late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple. Recently she wrote an account of her final visit with her father from whom she was often estranged. About a month before he died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56, her father spoke words...

Hope…or Hope So?

by | Oct 1, 2018 | Inspiration

This morning I texted my brother, who lives outside Philadelphia, to console him over Penn State’s loss to arch rival Ohio State last night. For Penn State fans it was an agonizing one-point loss due to the fact that their team squandered a 12-point lead in the fourth...

Is Sacrifice A Dying Art?

by | Aug 31, 2018 | Inspiration

Earlier this summer the world was mesmerized by the drama which unfolded in Thailand as twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were rescued from entrapment in the Tham Luang cave. Whereas volunteers came from around the globe to offer their...

Can You Spare Me Some Change?

by | Aug 7, 2018 | Inspiration

We’ve all been there. Having gotten out of our car at the mall or at our favorite discount store, and minding our own business as we walk toward the store, out of the corner of our eye we see him approaching. His clothes, his disheveled appearance, the glazed look in...

May I Have This Dance?

by | Jul 2, 2018 | Inspiration

Throughout life many potential dance partners look us in the eye and ask, “May I have this dance?” One of those potential partners is drudgery—that life stage where work and life are dull and fatiguing, and labor is uninspired or menial.1Drudgery is that stage of life...

The Ultimate in Tomfoolery

by | May 1, 2018 | Inspiration

Tomfoolery. Merriam-Webster defines it simply as “foolish or silly behavior.” Some of its synonyms are buffoonery, monkey business, and nonsense. I like to define it as foolishness on steroids. Whereas the word most often refers to foolish or silly behavior, it...