Reflection Is Good for You

My wife says that I think too much about my thinking. I think she is right. That is a joke, and it’s true. Over the last few months, I have had a new, temporary hobby of interacting with several doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social...

People I Admire: My Parents

My parents had passed before I understood how remarkable they were. People who didn’t know my parents well could easily think of them as “ordinary.” After he was discharged from the army, my father used his skills and knowledge to provide for his modest family. My...

Love Your Enemies

“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27) That command from Jesus is hard to follow in normal times. Today, when we’ve become increasingly tribal, and after an election season more divisive and hate-filled than any I can remember, it’s even harder...

In Praise of Feedback!

For years I thought you showed your intelligence when you knew the answers. Then, I hired Baine Strickland as my coach. He told me your answers do not show your intelligence, but your wise questions do. He probably said that seven or eight times before I bought it....

The Power of Beliefs

We do what we do because we believe what we believe. We all believe things we can’t prove. Beliefs are a loaded topic. Many of us can get hot when we discover that another person believes the opposite of what we are convinced of. Please read gently. My goal and hope...
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