“Words Have Power” – This is a theme I’ve spoken about for years, and today I want to share a poignant example of what can happen when something is given “voice”. This week the New Yorker reprinted the story “Hiroshima” by John Hersey, which was originally published 70 years ago, and is  31,000 words […]

Without giving away any juicy plot twits and turns, the movie title “Captain America: Civil War” itself indicates that when two leading Avengers super heroes have irreconcilable differences, the rest of the group is forced to take sides. Even if you’re not a super hero aficionado, there are some takeaways from the movie that we can […]

Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying “There are only two things certain in life: Death and Taxes.” Sounds like a terminal illness! And what should one do with such a diagnosis? Here’s what Nelson Mandela says: “Even if you have a terminal disease, you don’t have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge […]

Have you ever heard the quote “We create our own demons?” I heard it from Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, in the movie Iron Man III. I think Oscar Wilde said it originally, but I couldn’t find the quote. Tony Stark was referring to how people he had rejected many years earlier returned to enact […]

What propels you forward when the going gets tough? Do you look at other people and wonder why you are not as disciplined as they are? What’s really driving that discipline? Some say it is their desire, their “passion” – but what drives that passion? Does it all boil down to desperation, to fear? Could […]

Did your mother have a set of fine china that was only used a couple times of year at holidays, and was then put away? Something considered too refined, too valuable, too expansive, too special to use year-round? The fear of damaging something can spoil your ability to enjoy it. Have you ever acquired a […]

One poem that always brings me to tears is “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. She speaks of the “dash” on a tombstone as representing all the years of our existence, and reflects on how we use our “dash”. This can be taken to a different level – does not every minute, every moment, every second, […]

Are you chasing after money because you think it will guarantee your happiness? Where has this chase taken you? And will you ever “arrive”? Will you ever be “satisfied”? When will enough be enough? And do you ever worry about losing what you do have? Do you live with an underlying fear or stress? Don’t […]

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Finding the “Hero in You” may sound like it’s about “you”, but it’s actually about setting yourself aside. It takes courage to find your heroic gem, or superpower, and you may not have enough incentive to dig down to it on your own. Consider this – there are people out there who suffer when you […]