Friends have to be there for each other. Doesn’t matter if you’re tired, or have problems of your own. Be there – not with your mind a million miles Continue Reading
Dealing with Barriers
We’re in pretty good shape -- health, finances, family, etc. but we’re old with replacement parts both installed and yet to come. I've wanted to adopt Continue Reading
The Three Rs: Reputation, Responsibility, and Relationship
Most likely I’ll flounder with this article, but that’s OK if it generates some thoughts and discussions about the disconnect we are seeing around the Continue Reading
A Daily Double
I've been thinking about “Tomorrow and Today” that posted on Havok last week. I was wondering what I do that gets me through the tough times and what Continue Reading
Strength in Numbers
Not very long ago, I found out that I have an aneurysm in my ascending aorta. It got my attention – my mother had a similar condition and eventually, Continue Reading
Tomorrow and Today
The older I get; it seems the more frequently little memory burbs occur. It’s as if when things get too serious, all of a sudden I remember an Continue Reading
Once Around the Block
Tough times. A couple of weeks back I had an interesting talk with my friend Frank. We worry about our republic as the rhetoric continues to ramp up Continue Reading
Conversations with a Friend
Frank Pauc is a good friend and we meet on a regular basis for beer and nuts, doing our best to solve the world’s problems and our own. Once our Continue Reading
The Power of Charity
I’ve a daily practice. It’s pretty much the first thing I do after waking in the morning and stretching in bed. I stand slowly and cross to the Continue Reading
Dignity and Integrity
Dignity and integrity – are two big words, loaded with meaning, that go hand in hand together. Integrity validates oneself; it’s feeling that what Continue Reading
Carrying On & Forward
Death leaves you empty. There’s a large hole that the departed once filled. The pain is in your heart and often it feels as if you can’t go on. But Continue Reading
Rituals Help Close the Edges of Emptiness
When your friend dies, it gets you thinking. Grief is always a jumbled bunch of thoughts and feelings dripping out with a tortuous slowness or pouring Continue Reading