This is the year of the great resignation. Or so many say. Actually, I know so. I have seen more than 30% position vacancy rate. And, admittedly I too am “reflecting”. I rather call this the reflection economy. But that’s another topic for another day. In this economy, […]
Towards the end of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamiliton, George Washington muses: “You have no controlWho lives, who dies, who tells your story?And when you’re gone, who remembers your name?Who keeps your flame?Who tells your story?” As a kid who grew up as a storyteller, I readily get the power […]
She just stared at the truck It was a glaring reminder, when she allowed it to be, of being mired in wuicksand. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Being rooted could seem like a good thing like when people are said to be grounded. But it really wasn’t. It was […]
Here’s the thing. You are supposed to turn the other cheek. You are supposed to realize that revenge means you just dig two graves. Revenge darkens your soul. And as such the other wins. But what if happiness is your revenge? Don’t let things get to you. Don’t […]
I love watching the Olympics. Always have. I, at times, prefer the winter Olympics because those are truly sports I cannot do. First off , I don’t like the cold. Second, my level of coordination related to anything involving snow is abysmal. There is no third. That’s it. […]
Try tracking for a day how many decisions you make in 24 hours. You make small ones regarding what to wear, eat, or watch on television. Then there are some larger ones you have to make. Then there are those that may be small but turn into bigger-than-life […]
Oh boy. I was startled. Thought I had written a bit. Then came to see I had been distracted all day with words for others. Government documents. Legal documents. Meeting notes. But no words for me. I had starved myself in a way. Deprived myself of my own […]
I am what sine might call a Type A personality. I’m also a Taurus. I’m also a trained researcher who became a healthcare CEO. Put that all together and I make for a strong-willed, perhaps stubborn individual. I didn’t make it out of the South Bronx by readily […]
Dusk into dawn. A storm is coming and the night winds will howl as fiercely as a hyena tearing apart its kill. There was no refuge to be had. All was going to be out in the open. Accusations and defenses flying into the eye of the storm. […]
Heard the chirping through the raindrops. Birdies flitting about as the storm gears up. The powering birdies won’t stop. They will ride it out in a pink teacup. The bare trees swing No twig to told onto A harbinger of what the day will bring Maybe it’ll be […]
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