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LEARNING the HARD WAY
There are times when we lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how we failed to learn from parts of...
SKEPTICISM and HOPE
“Skepticism” has followed me throughout most of my writing career. It has not been an enemy, but a shadow that insists...
REMEMBERING the MIDWESTERN COLLEGE EXPERIMENT
Sixty years is a long time to stay silent about something that shaped all of us so deeply. Most of us look back, never...
LIFE EVOLVES WITH PURPOSE
I am often asked if life is a fixed point on a map of existence. No, it is not. “Life evolves with purpose.” Purpose...
BALANCE and HARMONY
We often hear that life is about finding "balance," when we continuously juggle work and rest, ambition and...
THE AHA! MOMENT
AHA: “The sudden, electric clarity that slices through confusion like lightning through a darken sky.” (unknown)...
BEYOND SNAP JUDGEMENT
In our relationships, whether romantic, familial, or professional, we often find ourselves standing at the crossroads...
THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION: CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?
I have spent years wrestling with the hardest questions life can throw at us. “Can you forgive me?” stands above all...












