I’ll start with a question. What are you looking for? There’s a simple truth that’s easy to forget. Generally, people find what they’re looking for. Where you expect to find kindness, kindness is often found. Where you look for disappointment, disappointment is easy to come by. When you don’t like...
I think we all, at some time or another, have had moments when we were less than attentive. For me, my kryptonite is sports. My wife, Sennola, has learned not to even try to talk to me when I’m engrossed in a game. Sometimes though, she’ll give it a shot, and she’ll start telling me about...
As I was listening to an instructor in a common area of our school this week, I saw a student that I have been trying to catch for days. I stopped listening to the instructor, turned toward the student, had a brief conversation about scheduling a time to meet, then turned back to the instructor to...
I have four children, a girl and three boys, since before they were born I’ve heard stories about the joys and sorrows of parenting. More experienced parents have given all kinds of encouraging advice. “Just wait till you get to the terrible two’s! It’ll age you 10 years!” one says. Another shakes...
