“A Picture is worth a thousand words” …. Until it’s not. This past week we celebrated the 4th of July. Millions took to social media to share their excursions. One such post was a picture of a family friend who hiked up Mt. Marathon with her infant daughter strapped to her chest! When I heard…
In 1988 American Jazz singer Bobby McFerrin released the hit single “Don’t Worry Be Happy”. It immediately became a chart-topping song. The next year at the 1989 Grammys, the song received awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It was hailed by critics as being simple…
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Sovereign One sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he…
If you are like me, you may find yourself tempted from time to time to follow a path of what I will call “what if” thinking. An adverse event or news will trigger your mind to begin speculating on possible futures. Depending on the severity of the original negative trigger, the speculations will take on…
This past Saturday, I chose to do something out of the ordinary. I got up early—5:30 AM—and went to work out at the gym I regularly attend, Orange Theory Fitness. I usually have one-on-one meetings with a few men on Saturday mornings, but on this particular weekend day, none of the men I normally meet…
The National Archives building (NAB) located in Washington D.C. protects the United States’ most foundational, and some would say our country’s most important documents. The U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, also known as the Charters of Freedom. These documents could be the most closely guarded pieces of paper in…
One thing that has not been a problem for many people lately is slowing down their pace of life. With COVID concerns all around most people have taken to cutting out many normal practices. It seems like many people have taken on those projects that they just haven’t been able to get around to until…
It might not be fear that we are dealing with in our life, but it is just the sense that I can’t take this any more. It is the sense of being overwhelmed. But is there such a thing as being whelmed? And if whelmed is a state of being, what is the difference between…
