For many people, life is a continual struggle to overcome odds, overcome setbacks, overcome defeat. Think of the inner-city child raised in generational poverty who grows up to become the first person in his or her family to graduate from college. Think of the person who is working hard to overcome the trauma of being …
We are a society of collectors. Are you someone who collects stuff? Antiques. Stamps. Coins. Post cards. Wine. Cars. My mother collected pelicans. Pelicans of all shapes, sizes, colors. At the time of her death, she had over 1000 in her collection, all cataloged by date and place of purchase. As a kid, I collected …
We all, or at least most of us, got up this morning with some sort of idea as to what the best use of our time today would be. No matter what our season of life is, we all have a plan for today. We know what we hope to get done today. Work. School. …
Even though it is still January, as I sit here quietly looking out at the mostly snow-covered ninth hole fairway, it won’t be too long before warmer weather arrives, when once again the course will be green and golf balls will be finding their way into the pond that separates the golf course from our …
I live in Pennsylvania, in what is commonly called Amish Country. While there is much to love about this part of the country, I am not a big fan of cold snowy winters. We went basically two winters without much, if any, snow, but as I write this, we are experiencing our second measurable snow …
Today you will be confronted with a number of decisions. Some big, others small. When you were getting dressed this morning you decided what to wear. For breakfast, is it cornflakes with low fat milk and fruit, or a less healthy option, a day-old donut and an energy drink on the way to school or …