Jan
05
2021
Each 2021 Wednesday, Words of Hope will focus on the personal skill development of being wise. It will be designated WISDOM WEDNESDAY.
The first Wednesday of 2021 is January 6th. The first of the 150 Biblical Psalms gives us four crucible skills...
Jan
04
2021
WARMEST GREETINGS TO MY DEAR FAITHFUL FRIENDS:
The year 2020 had the earmarks of a very unique year. For too many, it was the worst of years, especially financially.
I met an employer who was forced to discharge 67,000 employees in one...
Dec
23
2020
Some say the two greatest days of your life are the day you were born and the day you die. Wisdom says the two greatest days of your life are the day your biological parents conceived you and the...
Dec
21
2020
PHILOSOPHY-OLOGY
PSYCH-OLOGY
BASKETBALL-OLOGY
LIFEBALL-OLOGY
SPIRITUAL-OLOGY
KEY STATEMENT: These five OLOGY'S are the five disciplines that have played a significant role in my life.
Two principals that have deeply embedded in the way I think and act are:
The challenge is to take the complexity...
Dec
18
2020
These Chinese flowers give evidence to the elegance, beauty, and grandeur of the miracle of creation.
The China basketball experience continues to warm my heart and move me to gratitude.
This beautiful bouquet was presented to each NBC - USA coach....
Dec
17
2020
It may be impossible to escape life without some Hard Teachers and Dirty Graders.
Life is hard until you realize it; then it is no longer hard. – Scott Peck, Road Less Traveled.
When the value of life experiences takes me...
Dec
16
2020
This Word of Hope is written to my hero Mike. He is responding to a fellow employee who has just been given a cancer diagnosis. In this respect, HOPE is our ANCHOR! It is not dormant. Rather, it is...
Dec
15
2020
Life is meant for good friends and great adventures! Life is an adventure to be lived! Even Aristotle said, "Adventure is worthwhile."
However, why should it take a catastrophe to wake us up to find it? Often it is a mini-stroke,...
Dec
14
2020
The base note of our lives is silence. The trees must be in it, the birds sing, the dogs bark, cars beep - people speak - but the silence is the deep ground. - Marie Howe
The beauty, grandeur and...
Dec
11
2020
“Hope is the anchor to our souls.”
In my former career as a marriage and family counselor, I faced a monumental counseling challenge. A young, deeply depressed, divorced mother came to me.
Being new to the profession, 1971 to 1975, listening to...
