Flashback to 2011…who were you ten years ago?  If you take a moment to seriously reflect on your status a decade ago, you may be astonished as most of us are to acknowledge that our values, preferences, and personalities have changed significantly – often in profound, fundamental ways.  But when asked to project ten years […]

Allow me to preface this writing with a caveat.  I am a modern, yet traditional, straight single guy who still believes in chivalry.  A world where a gentleman should still open car doors and his lady not be offended by this action.  This post is not intended to make any sexist statements, but rather just […]

My internal clock.  Or, perhaps my persistent restlessness tells me daybreak is fast approaching and I must hurry to capture the essence of what I seek before the dawn on this crisp morning. Strange, I ponder as I search for my left Nike, how one’s mind can selfishly ignore its own body to cater to […]

The combination of COVID, winter and technology has created a dangerous trifecta: we never have to or feel the need to leave our house again. We can shut it all down, quarantining, binging on Netflix and YouTube videos. We can work from home, zooming our colleagues and clients. Every restaurant delivers and groceries can be […]

Our bodies feel our battles As our minds fight our wars We have all we possibly need But we’re always wanting more Fear whirls and swirls above me Emotions in eternal motion Waves of anguish and anxiety The calm beneath the ocean Breathe in so we can be as one Make this our finest hour […]

She came to me in the dead of winter, emerging like an angel in the fog on a freezing February morning. I was on a walk in the park, lost in my own little world, as she crashed into me. Our eyes locked, an unguarded moment, revealing pain buried deep behind the mascara of her […]

Life is not easy without inner peace. But so many of us have it backwards as we try to change our external world in the hope of creating a peaceful life.  The reality is that when we find peace inside ourselves, the external world matters far less. We tell ourselves: if I can just get […]

This is not my story but, rather, a story that pertains to all of us. As we all try to manage our lives on our personal journey – the struggles and challenges that confront us – unbeknownst to us, there is a higher purpose to our daily existence. A far greater calling. But we cannot see […]

2020 was a dumpster fire. The pandemic obliterated all our norms of daily life and the worst President in American history spewed so many lies and conspiracy theories that we have all become numb to the chaos. We have been challenged in so many unforeseen ways, big and small, but there is hope on the […]

We all start out so precious, so pure. We arrive into this world innocent, helpless, vulnerable creatures blessed with the power of infinite potential. Armed with baby powder and porcelain skin, we are like a car driving off the dealer lot with that new car smell and immaculate paint job. We are loved, pampered, protected […]