It’s been a long time since I’ve made a New Year’s resolution.  In fact I can’t remember the last time that I did.  I never really believed in their effectiveness in keeping someone attached to their annual desires for change.  People seem to quickly forget their resolution or soon replace it with another.  This year, though, I think I’m… Read More

This holiday season I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the over-abundance that has infiltrated our lives.   Many parents exclaimed that they were going to cut back on the number and the expensiveness of the gifts that they purchased for their children.  I wonder if they actually did. Not Necessarily a Bad Thing Abundance is… Read More

  As the year comes to a close, I’m reminded of a comment once made by Hall of Fame football coach and announcer John Madden.  Madden was the color commentator for a playoff game involving the Chicago Bears in the mid- 80″s.  He was discussing that which separates a good running back from a great… Read More

 Are you one who worries often?  A lot of us do.  It’s taken me a very long time, but I’m finally realizing that it does absolutely no good.  In fact it does a lot of harm and I’m finally ready to stop.  Perhaps I’m a slow learner. Finding The Good In his book, Man’s Search… Read More

I was standing in line to make a purchase a couple of days back.  There was a large gathering due to the fact that it was the last full shopping weekend before Christmas.  A group of what I considered to be younger people  (probably late twenties) were to my right.   From my peripheral vision it seemed that some of them… Read More