The Three Steps

The Three Steps

The Three Steps “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln Have you ever noticed that some people can be difficult to get along with? Well, I have, and some of them are related to me. For...
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

“Just remember this, when you think you have exhausted all your resources, you haven’t.” Thomas Edison Two thousand and twenty-one is going to be a great year.  Why is that? Because we are going to make it so. We have a brand new year ahead of...
Can One Person Make a Difference?

Can One Person Make a Difference?

Can One Person Make a Difference? “I was in prison, and you visited me.” Matthew 25:36 A young man on the wrong path sat in a cell in San Quentin. His drunken, failed burglary of a small cafe in Bakersfield had landed him there. Another young man, once a...
Workday Destressers

Workday Destressers

Workday Destressers “Being busy and being productive are two different things.” Unknown Sometimes my workday gets very hectic, especially when I just throw myself into the mosh pit of constant activity. So when the end of the day arrives, I’m wound...
The Storyteller

The Storyteller

The Storyteller “Serendipity is looking for something and finding something else, only to realize that what you found is more valuable than what you were looking for.” Lawrence Block A long while ago, before I was married, I flew to Texas to give a speech,...
Big Case-itus

Big Case-itus

Big Case-itus “There is no substitute for activity.” Jim Aaron You’ve heard the cliché about the danger of having too many irons in the fire. And to a degree this is true. In our busy world, we can easily have too much going on in too many areas....