Need is the common denominator that allows every human being to relate to each other. All of us are broken, just in different places. Our needs are one of the reasons why we need each other. Need is the reason we have a marketplace to sell our goods and services. We all know people who…
Resources to Give
Giving is often a matter of choice. If a person looks for a reason not to give, they will likely find ten. There is no conceivable way to know everyone’s circumstances, let alone their motives. It is understandable that some people, indeed, do not have much to give. But this message is intended more for…
The Kind that Doesn’t Rewind
Recently, I listened to a podcast that took me down memory lane. It has beenquite a few years, but I remember when watching a movie was a lot more workthan turning on a streaming device. No, I’m not talking about DVD rentalseither, which is still a thing. Go back even further, to the days of…
A Life of Excellence, part 10
This virus has brought our society to its knees in many ways. In my lifetime, I’ve never seen things come to this. The reaction that governments and businesses all over the world are taking to minimize the spread of this virus has left many in shock. I’ve also been surprised by the behavior of people,…
Will I Break Today
The night before a trip with my family, we stayed at a hotel in a city near the cruise port. When we got up in the morning, we went down to the dining area for the continental breakfast. My father sat at the table on a chair with four wooden legs and a piece of…
The Right Time
If you are kind to someone, you may never know the effect it has. It is possible that it may have no impact whatsoever. But to be fair, one must take into consideration that it may be the exact thing needed to help another person change direction. At these turning points, which occur at a…
Ms. D
I really do not like visits to the dentist office; no disrespect to anyone working in this field. There is just something that nags me about paying someone a lot of money to cause me pain. That’s what it looks like on the surface, but I know it’s not true. I am paying them to…
Love comes Back
Have you ever tried to give away love? It will only reciprocate back to you. It may not come in the same form or when you expect it. In fact, it will often leave you surprised. When consistent with my daily goals, one of them has been to demonstrate an act of love. Usually it…
A Helping Hand
I went to the hardware store to pick up a couple of shelves. When I got to the isle where they were, a man was looking at the same shelf set I wanted to buy. He walked a few steps away when I approached. These were the tough, heavy duty kind of shelves made of…
Give me a Smile
Symbols are used everywhere to convey a message. Smiles work that way too. It is one gesture that seems accepted all over. Perhaps one of the reasons is that babies smile all the time. When they smile, we smile too. Somewhere along the way, when life has crapped on you enough, you stop smiling as…