When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu. Whether in sports, business, and politics the greatest of the leaders I encountered took the least credit. I don’t know if times have changed but it seems that is no longer the case. Business leaders give little credit…
Unclouded By Longing
Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing. — Ram Dass. Actually Ram Dass claims the above quote is part of the Tao, but since I heard the above from a dear friend who attributed these words to Ram Dass, I’ll do the same. What may be more important than the attribution is the question what…
Tell Me You Aren’t A Wealthy Man
The little money I have, that is my wealth; but things I have for which I would not take money, that is my treasure. — Robert Brault. One of my many part-time jobs during law school was being a campus cop. It’s a long story how my first experience in law enforcement was being an often…
Fall — A Season of Preciousness
Last weekend we went to Damascus, Virginia with Kelley and dear friends to ride the Virginia Creeper. It’s the perfect bike ride for me because it’s almost all downhill, and it was the perfect time of year — fall. The leaves were turning and the three hour path took us by a stream almost the…
The More Loving One
How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me. — W. H. Auden, The More Loving One. We have a chance to be the more loving one than anyone else except God whose love is…