There are lessons to be learned from overcoming health issues — and I may only be starting to learn them now. I don’t mean to brag but I feel I have been blessed with decades of very good health — both in terms of my day to day living and…

Or . . . Coping with personal supply chain issues I’ve always been one to carry a purse of a significant size. Oh, not the gigantic suitcase style of baggage — No, rather a generous handbag that would accommodate all of the flotsam and jetsam of daily life that I…

If you can master the language, you can master the world. In my college years (as it still is today), the choice of a major was a significant and impactful decision. Choose correctly and the world would open up for you in ways you could only imagine. Job opportunities would…

Maybe it’s time for a more laid back approach By my own admission, I have always been a little obsessive. Not in a bad way, you understand, (at least according to my own definition) but definitely in a consist way. In many areas of my life, I have often viewed…

It’s the crazy followers that concern me History has had more than its fair share of raving lunatics. The list is long and mighty. I won’t grant them the honor of recalling their names here. I’m sure you can conjure up a running list of your own. I’m okay with…

My more traditional path may no longer be the best (only?) path for you. I followed a very traditional pathway in my educational life. I learned good basic skills. I pursued an academic curriculum in high school. …

Is the person I used to be still somewhere deep inside? Do I even care to seek her out? I used to be . . . I used to be a lot of things . . . I used to be different . . . I used to be much…

Anything you repeat often enough becomes a habit, whether you like it or not. How many of our daily activities come about as a result of habits we have formed — either for good or for evil? I dare say we are mostly creatures of habit. Many everyday activities are…

I just want to see what an individual (specifically, me) is capable of achieving. From the time we were first able to interact in any meaningful way with others, most of our mothers and fathers tried to instill in us the importance of sharing, of playing well with others, of…