Be like a Goldfish – Advice from Ted Lasso
Last week at this time, I was knee-deep into a bad moment. I was suffering from blood loss (over sixty ounces), low red blood cell levels (hemoglobin was 7.1), and “hit by a
Who’s In Your Peloton?
This week I had the opportunity to attend my first in-person event since March 8, 2020. It felt good to be in the energy of others and share a few hugs. The day reminded me of this
20 Life Lessons Plus One | Celebrating 20 Years Since My Last Bad Day
At this hour, twenty years ago, everything shifted for me. Our corporate off-site agenda had us scheduled for a quintessential New Mexican sunrise hot-air balloon ride, but The Uni
What is Freedom? | July 4th
The dictionary defines freedom as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. The U.S. Constitution protects the rights of individuals t
The Road Less Traveled | This one is for Mom
This one is for my Mom. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as
Happy Father’s Day 2021
Asked for a Happy Memory of Her Father, She Recalls Wrigley Field His drinking was different in sunshine, as if it couldn’t be bad. Sudden, manic, he swung into a laugh, boug
Post Pandemic Intentions – You Do You, Boo
I didn’t survive a pandemic to… skip a monumental family event over a work commitment. fight five-days-a-week rush hour traffic. return to a normal unfilled life. not u
Total Knee Replacement with Adaptaversagility
People hate to change. I’m sure you’ve heard this once or twice in your life, and every time I hear it, I cringe because I don’t believe it. If true, why do we ge
Ready for Courage | Memorial Day 2021
Ready for Courage I’m not ready to be vulnerable share my cracks and doubts acquired on my journey I armor up, shove them down allow you to see what I want you to see while I
Listen Like an Elephant
We are an animal-loving family. My youngest has a shark tattoo, my oldest crushes on seahorses, and my wife’s jam is the octopus. They are scuba divers, as you might have gue
