We live in perilous times. The preacher man says we are living in the end times. When you turn on the TV, the world seems to be spinning out of orbit on so many levels. In Las Vegas, 58 people lost their lives in a mass shooting at the hands of sole gunman; NFL football…
What if the way you go about doing your job or living your life is so meaningless you end up being someone else’s meal ticket? When is the last time you stopped and took a seriously honest evaluation of the effectiveness of your work or meaningfulness of your life? What if your life depended on…
How we see things may be more important than what we see. Perspectives are paramount. Many times, what we think we see is shaped by powerful influences that win out in the end. Take, for example, studies conducted in an elementary school south of San Francisco by Harvard professor Robert Rosenthal. He used IQ tests…
We live in very advanced times. We live in the most archaic times. Sometimes I wonder if we’ve not lost touch with reality and disconnectd ourselves with the ability to be reasonable. With all the technology in the world, we still are very capable of misappropriating and abusing people in ways that serve our own…
Americans always have loved their automobiles. If you’re thoughtful and honest, there really are few exceptions. There’s this standing joke in our family about my car. It’s a 2000 Ford Taurus wagon, but I affectionately call it Mercedes. My sons’ laugh at me because I keep repairing and driving a station wagon. I know it’s…