Planting For The Future

Planting For The Future

I’d been putting off the task. As I do. But the nights had been pretty cold for the last few weeks; and now, snow was in the forecast. So it needed to be done. Now or never. Planting the daffodil bulbs. The light was low that day. The sky a steel grey. And a...
Lost and Found Again

Lost and Found Again

My eyes scanned the shelves. I nodded and I smiled. I recognized that I owned nearly all of the self-help books in the store. And I knew in that moment that I was finally on the road to getting better. That was decades ago now. Yet I remember clearly the...
The End Is Near

The End Is Near

The end is near. Maybe the beginning too. Summer is winding down. Labor Day weekend already. Kids are heading back to school. And most of us will fall back into our same old routines. For the kids, it’s new beginnings. Fresh notebooks. Blank pages. Clean slates. For...
You’ve Built a Great Career. Now Build a Great Life.

You’ve Built a Great Career. Now Build a Great Life.

You’ve achieved what so many strive for—the credentials, the income, the title, the reputation. You’ve worked hard, sacrificed, delivered. You’ve built a career others admire and respect. But somewhere along the way, life got crowded out. The days became longer. The...
How to Know You’re Ready for a New Chapter

How to Know You’re Ready for a New Chapter

Most people don’t make big changes all at once. They feel them first—subtle signs, little whispers, a nagging sense that something no longer fits. But in the busyness of life, those signs are easy to ignore. We tell ourselves to be grateful; convince ourselves it’s...