Added Perspective

I've observed a spate of people driving with one foot on the gas pedal and one on the brakes. I'm sure you've seen them, people who accelerate for a stop or even who cruise along at highway speeds with their brake lights permanently on. It's not typically a wiring problem, well, at least not in …

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The Crown of Individuality V

"He who is swerved from a course he knows is right, through fear of ridicule, taunts, sneers or sarcasm of those around him, is not a man—self-directed by right. He is only a weak puppet pulled by the strings of manipulation in the hands of others. He is a figure in a moral Punch and …

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Play to Open Space

  I spent much of my youth on the soccer field, first as a defender and then as a midfielder. While I learned many lessons during the first twenty-five years, I can say that one of the most valuable lessons I took home with me came from an English coach who taught a summer camp …

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Personal Association – Your Inner Child

"We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly." ~Mark Twain Having just departed on a business trip I find myself thinking constantly of …

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