Asking the Right Questions

I’m not a hoarder … but I sure do keep a lot of “stuff!”  We live in a relatively small house and it is full … of stuff.  My wife started out with a nice, neat “Barbie Doll” house, and then “Ken” moved in and brought a lot of his stuff.  Not long...

The All-Seeing Eye

The All-Seeing Eye Many cultures, including our own, have used the symbol of an “all-seeing eye.”  We see it every time we look at our own currency, the one-dollar bill.  Unfortunately, the conspiracy theorists have hijacked the symbol and turned it into something...

Who You Were

Who You Were   I recently attended an event at Bryant University and was having lunch with an assortment of people.  What we all had in common was a relationship with Bryant.  As the conversation progressed two of them realized that they were both Bryant Alumnae from...

In the Moment

She was five, waiting outside for the bus to come take her to kindergarten.  “Mom, do you smell that?” “What do you smell?” her mother replied. “Just an ordinary, awesome day!” she said.  Just an ordinary, awesome day!  How often do YOU smell that? Contrast that with...

Swallowing Frogs

I guess it got lost along the way, but I used to have a sign above my desk – a quote supposedly by Mark Twain – that said: “If you have a frog to swallow, don’t look at it too long; and, if you have more than one frog to swallow, swallow the biggest one first!”...