My childhood echoed with the refrain, “What’s it going to take?” It was a relentless question mark hanging over everything from homework and teeth-brushing to eating vegetables. This relentless questioning wasn’t unique to my experience, I’m sure. It’s a familiar echo in many households. I used it with my own children, those pleading, frustrated “What’s…
Boredom
Maria Popova’s quote, “Boredom is the menacing sense that we are not spending our lives – our lives are spending us,” perfectly captures the hollow feeling of existing without purpose. It’s more than just a lack of entertainment; it’s a gnawing sense that our days are slipping away, unlived. We all experience boredom in its…
Exercise For The Soul
It is Monday, and my meditations begin with pitchers who toss existential curveballs harder than Sandy Koufax or Sal Maglie. It all started with a shower thought because where else do life’s greatest epiphanies occur? You see, folks like me, on the “distinguished” side of the age spectrum, are constantly bombarded with articles about the…
Influencer
The word “influencer” has permeated our vocabulary with the stealth of an armadillo sneaking across the Texas border. Just a few years ago, it was a niche term, and now it’s inescapable. People who sway our opinions on everything from music to politics are crowned influencers, even the Vatican is considering a millennial saint as…
Grateful For The Light
In The Chosen, Mary Magdalene’s words about being “grateful for the light” struck a chord. We see a stark contrast between the darkness that consumed her before encountering Jesus and the light that now fills her life. While darkness still appears, it no longer frightens her. While my life hasn’t mirrored Mary’s dramatic transformation, I…