We meet people at different stages of their lives. Some we know from 6th grade. Others we just met at our current job. We meet some fully formed, sort of speak. Some we met while still in key developmental stages. Everybody has a past, even those you know […]
Friends, really good friends, can be family. They can be your chosen family. They can prop you up. They can be your “there”. I’m lucky to have some good friends. I have friends that are non-judgmental and can try to steer me before I go down the wong […]
As an executive I often tell my team that it is ok to fail. Not a catastrophic failure, mind you. Yet, a failure doesn’t make you a failure in life. It means you’ve had an opportunity to gain knowledge in a difficult situation. That is, if you allow […]
I’m only human Perfection is not even a dream I will err Even when I try not to I will be fearful Even when trying on a brave mask But my intentions are good I will share my cheesecake You can even have more than half But don’t […]
I should know better And indeed, I do But yet, I don’t know better And, I know I should I should know better But I do the opposite Fully aware I’m not doing better It’s the same old story Time should know better But it […]
Literal, physical and existential sticky situations while traveling If you love to travel and do it quite often, then you must have a hardy core and quick-thinking brain (of sorts). Cultural and language misunderstandings are the items Du jour oftentimes while out on the road. I […]