Fathers – Roots and Wings
He held my hand All the way to the Kindergarten door kissed my nose and he set me free. He guided the pink-bedazzled bike down the driveway, sent me sailing alone and he set me free. He put my feet on his in that nursery...
Everybody's Lost Life Hacks for Grownups
Are you Enough?
Enough-ness and Gratitude A young man was explaining to me why his life sucked. He told me he couldn’t succeed until he had “enough.” That’s a relative term. What is ENOUGH? And why aren’t you enough? It sounded like an excuse to me. The real...
Is Your Past Beating Up Your Future?
Does your Past interfere with your Present and your Plans for the Future? Knock it off! I spoke at an event for abused kids. Most of them were pre-teens, and most had been through some therapy after being lifted out of a bad situation. One...
You Get What You Plant
Do you plant happiness in your Life Garden? “Why are you surprised at the way your life is today? Did you think you could plant self-pity and blame and harvest happiness?” My grandmother said that to me one day when I was a teenager. I...
Your Social Media Detritus
What happens to your social media accounts when you die? SEE UPDATE BELOW I wrote yesterday about my good friend and colleague Ted Rogers who passed away. In searching for his photo to include in the blog, I realized his website was still up. Curiosity...
