For almost a year now, we’ve been dealing with a pandemic that has drastically changed the way we work, shop, worship, socialize, and learn, i.e., it’s changed our lives. From nursery schools to nursing homes, people in every sector of the population have been affected. It’s put a strain on our relationships, finances, businesses, health. Most people I talk with say that they’re just tired. Maybe not physically tired but emotionally tired. People are running on empty – burned out. With the emergence of the Covid-19 vaccine, there’s an inkling of optimism, a hope that maybe, just maybe, we can return to some semblance of normalcy. But most of us aren’t naïve enough to believe that we’ll ever return to… [Read More]
Just One Thing
In what has become a classic scene from the movie City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character, Mitch Robbins, is riding the range with a Curly Washburn, a crusty old ranch hand superbly played by Jack Palance. Their conversation turns philosophical when Curly begins to talk about “the secret of life” and tells Robbins that it’s “one thing – just one thing”. “What is the one thing?” Mitch asks. To which Curly replies, “That’s what you’ve got to figure out.” As we begin a new year, perhaps it’s time to get a little philosophical, and while we may come to no conclusion regarding the secret of life, perhaps discovering your “one thing” could impact your life in 2021. What is your “one… [Read More]
How Did That Happen?
When I woke up this past Sunday morning, my first thought was, “December 1st. How did that happen? How can it be the last month of the year?” It seems that only yesterday we packed up the Christmas decorations for their annual trek to the attic, and now it’s time to bring them down again. How did that happen? I don’t know about you, but for me, 2019 has flown by. The year has been full of work, family, friends, travel. It’s been full of the expected and the unexpected, accomplishments and disappointments, ups and downs, joys and sorrows. But isn’t that just the way life is? Yes, it’s December already – certainly one of the busiest months of the… [Read More]
Isn’t It About Time…?
Isn’t it about time to make a move? To get unstuck? To stop making excuses? To recognize and live up to your potential? To get what you want? To be your personal best? Author Karen Lamb made a statement that got my attention. In fact, I put it on a sticky note and attached it to my computer monitor where I see it every day. Karen Lamb said, “A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” Thought-provoking, isn’t it? How many plans have you made but never executed? How many goals have you set but never followed through to achievement? How many good intentions of eating healthier, exercising, saving money, improving relationships, volunteering, starting a business, writing… [Read More]
SO-SO
It’s 2019. Will you be living the “Same-Old-Same-Old”, a life that’s just “so-so”? If you watched any of the memorial services honoring the late President George Herbert Walker Bush, perhaps you remember references to CAVU, a Naval acronym that stands for Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited. It’s a phrase used by Navy pilots to describe the weather they desire when flying off of an aircraft carrier. The term truly described Bush’s courage and optimism, a philosophy lived out by a man who never lost his passion for his family and country, his sense of humor, or his desire for trying new experiences – like celebrating his 80th, 85th, and 90th birthdays by sky-diving. As Vice-President Pence noted in his comments, for… [Read More]
