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#30: The World is Horrible … and Incredible.
I came across a video of a conversation between a famous writer/comedian and an even more famous TV interviewer, discussing the horror genre. The writer – who is a fan of it – had written and directed a genre-busting horror film. The interviewer said she wasn’t typically a fan of those types of movies. (I’m…
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#28: The Power Of Leaving Home
#28: The power of travel. Or the power of coming home?
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#27: The power of apology – my own.
I’ve written before about the power of a sincere apology, but something that happened recently reminded me of how much I can still learn. Watching all three of you is often fun, but dealing with your behavior after school can be a particularly challenging time. I get it – you have to wake up early,…
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#26: Rethinking what’s “natural”
Are there certain things that we should just know how to do?
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#25: Look at what’s in front of you, not just the horizon.
Is it this: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau or this: (from one of my favorite webcomics) Many people – including me – will tell you that you can do…
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#23: The energy we squander
The things I could do with the number of hours I’ve wasted…
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#24: Looking beyond for common ground.
Pertaining to the current “debate”.
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#22: Give it, don’t expect it.
When should you expect gratitude? Would you even recognize it?
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#21: Don’t be the enemy of good.
2018 is a new year, and with the new year comes that sense of a fresh beginning. While it may be a result of the vagaries of Western history that we happen to mark January 1st as the start of a new year, the feeling of being able to turn that calendar page over is…
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#20: Don’t try to buy your way to a special day
It’s now the “holiday” season, which seems to encompass the entire quarter between the beginning of October through the end of the year. Costco had their Christmas trees up before Halloween (short changing my favorite holiday, hrmph) and it seems the holiday music shows up on the radio earlier and earlier. (We might not be…