Keep Trying
How long do you keep trying before you call it a day and give in. Set aside the frustration and just walk away. There will be time again. Site not loading. Water not boiling. Phone not answered. Question not heard. Read More …
Category: parenting
Won’t Work
What happens when you know something won’t work…But, you say okay (anyway)? Even if it is because: You should still find a way to share the doubt. Perhaps phrasing it in a way that shows what you know but you’re Read More …
Closer and Closer
When you are on the way there, getting closer and closer it seems like the goal is visible. But, sometimes, like when driving through the northeast, the destination gets further away. Changed routes Traffic Detours Pit stops Summer travel can Read More …
Pick Your City
However it happens, pick your city and then, be loyal to it. Maybe your home town Maybe where you go to college Maybe the place you start your career Maybe anchoring your life, from friends to family Where did you Read More …
A Perfect Weekend
For Father’s Day, we should have a perfect weekend. Blue skies Cool breezes Good jokes Family laughs Time outside Being together We are all gearing up for a perfect weekend. Let’s be sure to celebrate all of the guys in Read More …
Obligatory Comments
What are the usual obligatory comments at commencement ceremonies. Thank you to our parents Welcome graduates Congratulations You can do anything Good luck You’ve come so far Look at how you’ve grown So many accomplishments Four short years ago Go Read More …
It’s Time
We must remember. It’s time we don’t have nearly enough of these days. We have so many things we could learn, do, or experience. Look carefully. Pause to ponder. Listen closely. Repeat the activities. Anchor the ability. Share willingly. Not Read More …
This Is The Stuff
This here? This is the stuff that happens when you’re not paying attention. Time passing Grass growing Kids maturing Being together – even if doing nothing together – for decades Okay we have been watching…but still it happens so fast. Read More …
A Good Day
It’s always good to have a good day. It doesn’t always happen and yet it is more common than not. Thankfully. Through no particular effort…other than all of the decisions made prior to today. They all add up. Be the Read More …
What You Do
It is what you do that makes all the difference. Be there. Show up. Listen. Listen some more. Have empathy. Ask questions. Say what you believe. The time you give and share with others, who need you – without even Read More …