There’s a word that I have heard about a lot lately in different conversations: family. There may be some people that recoil when they hear that word if their experience with a family was painful. I am blessed to have a good family and, for me, that word means “love”. I am an…
I teach, so each year I have the honor of being part of graduation ceremonies. I don’t think when I started to teach that I realized how unique it is to have the perspective that I do. First, I have spent most graduation ceremonies on the stage, watching each graduate walk by, and looking out…
Do you have anyone that you get annoyed with, simply for seeing their name come up on social media? Please tell me it’s not just me. It’s not “bad” to dislike people (and don’t get me wrong, I still love them as my neighbor, I just really don’t want to spend time with them).…
“I have a dog named Otis, who is a rescue.” I usually introduce him that way signifying that the “rescue” part is more important than any other label. For him, it is. I think the story goes that he and his brother were left in a garbage bag near a cemetery. When they were found,…
I have long been an advocate for never taking for granted. It began when I was only young boy, growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles. I grew up in a small apartment with my mom, older brother and sister and one younger sister. My father was there in the beginning but I remember…
Friendship is considered one of the most beautiful and valuable things in existence, so when you get a good friend, make your best to maintain him. It’s a small word with a big meaning and is a precious spiritual relationship between people. It is the routine which never makes you bored. Friendship is also found…
I talk a lot to others as well as listen to several newscasters, pundits, politicians, analysts, talk show hosts and the world at large. What has stricken me for so long, which I cannot fully comprehend, is the vitriol and the seemingly premeditated and intentional desire to inflict pain amongst the sides engaged in conversation…