How many times have you rushed out and charged something because it’s touted as the next big thing, the best version or the must-have item of the season? How many times have you tuned into a news segment or TV show because the next big star is going to be on it? There’s no shortage […]
It was the Great Depression, and Tony Bennett’s mother was desperate to keep food on the table in the wake of her husband’s passing. She worked as a seamstress and earned a penny per dress to feed her three children. Sometimes I think things could be better in my life, but rarely do I stop […]
The British version of Death at a Funeral has a great line in it. “You have to grow up on your own.” Nobody can do it for you. Some days I don’t feel like I’ve grown up, and I know that nobody can do it for me. Nobody can tell me what to take away […]
As I listened to a news report about a nation’s icon in critical condition and a country rallying around him on the streets below, it struck me how varied life support can be. Yes, it’s something that can keep us alive. It’s something that sustains our breath for a few more hours, weeks or months. It […]
Sometimes all I can do is chuckle at life’s way of setting me back a few paces — usually right after I’ve finished patting myself on the back about something. Some of the setbacks we can anticipate, others catch us off guard. Maybe it’s nothing more than a schedule that’s been thrown off for the […]
Earlier today I was explaining to a colleague that I like to think of life as a series of dots on a piece of paper. The vast majority are a particular color — gray, for example — while a handful of dots, maybe five or so, are purple. They stand out, and you can clearly […]
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, I had a boss who had an extra appendage: his Blackberry. You’d swear that the thing had its own blood supply, since said boss clearly wasn’t able to function without it. One morning, I got into the office a little early – around 8am, when […]
I think there are certain things we all know we’re capable of achieving. Other times when it comes to something out of the ordinary, we second guess ourselves. We may think we’re not good enough, talented enough, smart enough, worthy enough or deserving enough. We may even bother to wonder where these feelings come from […]
Sometimes I feel all knotted up inside when there’s something on the horizon that’s necessary, but which I have no interest in doing or in being part of. If you’ve ever given a cat a bath — or tried — you’re probably familiar with their feline antics. Legs outstretched, some yowling and a tail hell-bent […]
There are people we know we could never see again and we’d be just fine without. Then there are those whose absence we feel right away. Some people leave a mark on our spirits with one glance, one word. Others take a bit longer to know, but their presence is equally impactful. Some people become […]
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