I do not look forward to victory for Republicans or victory for Democrats. Partisan politics be damned. Either/or politics is unproductive and counter-productive. During my business travels in Latin America two and three decades ago, a wise Mexican once told me, “I do not have problems. I face situations. If I do not attend to …
Category Archives: Mind
Thoughtful Writing
We originally posted this one year ago. I believe it is so important that I am posting it again with the hope that everyone reads it and finds value in it. tvm “In 2015, Public Policy Polling asked a broad sample of Democratic and Republican primary voters whether they would support bombing Agrabah. Nearly a …
At Peace with My Credo
Though some may challenge the label as it applies to me, I am a spiritual man. Unlike the North Star, my faith and spirituality have not been constant, rather, have evolved over seven decades. This is my credo… My Credo I believe there is a Creator that set the universe in motion. I believe Jesus …
September, a Poem
September is my favorite month of the year. I invite you to listen to this poem, September by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 – 1885), an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. September as read by Garrison Keillor… September by Helen Hunt …
September on the River
There is no better month than September, the month when green leaves give way to pale yellow, then blush in vibrant red and orange. Black-eyed Susan’s wilt with little thought to their future resurrection. The change has little to do with temperature, rather, because the earth tilts its axis 23.5 degrees to its orbital plane while …
No Value in Complaining
I discovered Etty Hillesum years ago as I researched my Holocaust novel The Hamsa. My cousin Mary Ann from Indiana suggested I read the diary Ms. Hillesum wrote prior to her incarceration and subsequent murder in Auschwitz in November 1943. Titled An Interrupted Life, her complete diary was not published until 1986. In it, she …
Simon Sinek and “Glow Kids”
Until an hour ago, I did not know who Simon Sinek is. My youngest son Jesse suggested that I watch a YouTube presentation by Mr. Sinek titled “This Is Why You Don’t Succeed.” I took Jesse’s suggestion and invested 16 minutes to watch the presentation. I consider what Mr. Sinek tells us so important that …
Hans Teaches Us Patience
Hans is aging quickly. He is 15-years old. It has been over a year since he could negotiate stairs. We have a ramp on the stairs leading to our front door just for him. Now, he has difficulty even standing up. Five out of every seven nights of the week, he will bark in the …
Forgiving Garrison Keillor
This morning, I forgave Garrison Keillor for his transgressions real or imagined. I sent him my words of forgiveness through the contact form on his website. Garrison Keillor You may or may not know Garrison Keillor or anything about him. I know him as a magical writer who has brought smiles to the masses with …
Loon Lake
Although I lived many years at the base of the Adirondack Mountains in Holland Patent, NY, I have never seen a loon. I read Loon Lake when E.L. Doctorow published it in 1980. We lived in Upstate New York at the time, but I remember little about the book. I do recall that I enjoyed …