A few years ago, I read the obituary of someone I knew. I had only known him for a few years, so I was interested to find out his life story. He had been an accomplished businessman, and I never knew this. I was upset that I hadn’t learned that while he was…
It’s been a rough year so far. Just tonight, I got a message that someone I know passed away today. This makes the 4th for this year. I’m ready for that trend to stop. But, something else I’ve experienced this year is the near miss. When I was in college, I remember…
He looked like Willie Nelson, scruffy with sad eyes. He was sitting at the gate in an airport wheelchair. We had a small-talk conversation about the delayed flight and where he was headed. He had been in town to see his doctors at the VA and was headed “home”, which is now a room in…
I was on a plane recently. I am one of the few people who actually enjoys air travel. Not the delays or glitches that disrupt an itinerary, but the flight itself. When the plane pulls away from the gate, and slowly lumbers down the taxiway. We get to the end of it, and make that…
I am sure you have heard the descriptions. “He lights up the room”. “You couldn’t help but smile when she did.” “You can’t not like him.” There are some people who have a quality about them that draws others in. Sometimes that quality is identifiable, like a smile or their sense of humor. Other…
You can almost feel it in the air. It’s been the topic of conversation in most small talk, and possibly in some work-related discussions. Even without using the actual words, it doesn’t take long to figure out that someone is talking about it. The effect of it is palpable-there is an excitement. Will it…
It’s overwhelming. I watch the news every night to know what is going on in the world around me and it’s overwhelming to hear about all the problems. Just tonight, there was natural disasters, death, illness, despair, hatred, and fear. I can’t think of anyone who has complete apathy for all of this;…