Wrapping Up in 5
Time quickly passes, and it seems like a blur. If we are not careful, life zips by without us embracing it in the most purposeful way possible. It is important to take a break and consider what has passed and what is ahead. As another year is recorded, it is interesting to see what resonated…
What Story Does Your Skin Tell?
Did you know skin is our largest organ? Did you know if you took your skin and laid it flat, it would cover 21 square feet of space? We think of our skin of something that protects us. It can be irritated at times from mosquito bites or poison ivy. Even though we feel an…
What Can You Let Yourself Off the Hook for?
Nothing. This is my initial reaction to this month’s Reverb question. There is nothing we should let ourselves off the hook for. What happens when we do? We ignore our core conscience (Think Congressman Weiner). We sacrafice our principles (Think Coach Tressel). We take wrongful actions (Think Teens bully others). When we let ourselves off…
Any of Your Plans Working as Planned?
While reality stares at us intensely, we realize that life unfolds in its own way. Our only choice is to embrace the uncertainties and continue our work. Reverb is a wonderful community. In December last year, I participated in many of the daily Reverb prompts, and they triggered good thoughts, smart self-reflection, and meaningful intentions. Moving forward this…
Your Readings Are Good, But Are There Signs of Life?
If you have read some of my recent posts, you know that my brother was in an explosion a few weeks ago. While I was in his intensive care unit, I watched in amazement the care delivered by his nurses and all the electronics lit up with activity. In a conversation with one of the…
Your Last Lecture or First-Take Initiative: Moving from Would to Will?
#Reverb11 March Prompt: If March 2011 was your last month to live, how would you live it? Questions like this make you think about the unimaginable, yet it isn’t unimaginable. We all know our time is limited, possibly short. If March was my last month to live, I would: Cry… why me? Deny… why now?…
Life Reverberates Like a Dandelion Blowing in the Wind
Reverb was a wonderful project during the month of December. It made you think and write, and those thoughts reverberate through the first days of the new year. Dandelion fluff blows through the wind, landing where it might. There is hope in that image.