We all can remember where we were on September 11, 2001. We can all remember when we first heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I was at home, about to drive to work. I would have driven right by the Pentagon if my daughter hadn’t called and said, “Dad,…
Our Own Interests
Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. — Philippians 2:4. Now the above is not so easy. All of our upbringing, all of our culture, suggests that we listen to our own self-interest first. Yet, once again our faith asks that we look to the interests of…
Mindfullness
Mindfulness meditation doesn’t change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart’s capacity to accept life as it is. — Sylvia Boorstein. I’ve heard the term mindfulness many times. I had my own definition, but after reading the above I decided to do a little research. To be mindful is…
Slowing Down
As we get older some of us tend to slow down. Suzy tells me that it takes me, “longer to do just about everything.” While truth be told, Suzy remains the “Energizer Bunny.” The paradox is that as I slow down, my patience gets thinner. I have to constantly remind myself that patience is a…
A Father’s Concern
Sunday, Suzy and I were glued to The Weather Channel as Hurricane Ida made landfall and headed to New Orleans. More importantly from our perspective, was the fate of our daughter and her family who live in NO. Not to keep you in suspense, they are fine and their home is intact. They will tell you they…