Jul 2, 2015 | character, Contentment, Relationships
In 1986 Billy Joel wrote a hit single entitled – It’s a Matter of Trust. Here’s one of the lyrics: “Some love is just a lie of the heart. The cold remains of what began with a passionate start. But that can’t happen to us. Because it’s always been a matter...
Jun 25, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
When one of my boys was 12 years old he announced that he was “retiring” from soccer. His 2-year AYSO career was officially over. He was hanging up the soccer cleats for good. Maybe you’ve heard the axiom “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” But I...
Jun 18, 2015 | character, Contentment, Family, Relationships
Just finished watching Apollo 13 for the nth time a few days ago. I usually brag to my boys during the movie “I remember watching that story as it happened in sixth grade.” Yes… I am old. On the evening of April 13, 1970 when the crew was 200,000 miles from Earth and...
Jun 11, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Forgiveness, Marriage, Relationships, Stress
Disappointment is a universal emotion. Disappointment is the distance between our expectations and our reality. The gap between what we think should happen and what actually does happen. Disappointment rears its head everywhere. We experience it in sports (I’m a...
Jun 4, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress
Do you ever arrive at mid-afternoon and feel like your brain has turned to jello? Your gray matter is sucking air and running on fumes? You feel this inner urge to slow down… but suffer guilt because of the pile of work on your desk? Laura and I recently concluded a...
Apr 9, 2015 | Anger, Depression, Forgiveness, Relationships
One of the hardest things to do in life is to forgive a person who has deeply wounded you. Forgiveness is usually not the first thing on our mind when we’ve been hurt. We’re more likely to nurse a grudge… become bitter… or plot our revenge. Our initial response to the...
