Over the past year I’ve known about 2 dozen people whose employment has changed. They may have been let go, quit, gotten a promotion, decided to look for work, or took a hiatus to continue their education.
Many people don’t like their work. They complain about it, and when confronted about their complaint - they argue [...]

I used to have a theory that if I gave 100%, and I received 125% back in return, that I couldn’t really accept the extra 25%. Where did it come from, who needs it more than me, aren’t I taking more than I deserve? If I’ve given 100%, and I receive it more - I [...]

I need to admit something. I love Christmas shopping at the last minute, at malls, with tons of people. I love the hustle and bustle. I love smiling at tons of strangers. I love the craze of it all.
Yes, I’m that guy who walks around the store with a big cheery grin on his face, [...]

Ok, so the shopping’s not done and the dog’s barking and you don’t know what to make for dinner and it’s cold out and the light’s burnt out in the fridge and the bills aren’t paid and the floor needs to be mopped and the family holiday party next week is going to be a [...]

So, there is a question that I love. “How?”
I didn’t always love this question. When caught up in believing that “why?” was the salvation to my soul, I didn’t have the ability to ask, “How?” It was as if the one question precluded my brain to the opportunities and responsibilities in “how?”
Regarding intimate relationships, I [...]

I have, at this moment, a huge burst of energy. I don’t know why.
I have cleaned the kitchen, finished the laundry, organized my office, got a bag ready to go to Goodwill, got my gym bag ready, and even put in a holiday CD to listen to as I write this blog.
Again I don’t know [...]

For those of you not in the Pacific Northwest, even you have heard of the floods that have devastated many of our communities. One town, Vernonia, already reinventing itself after floods in 1996 and a diminishing timber economy, has had families displaced from homes, schools not schooling, a medical office shut down.
The community is gratefully [...]