Discovering Connection Through Personal Growth

At 5:04 am on Mother’s Day, 2020, I awoke from a glorious dream. I had discovered the secret of how to bottle the energy it takes to be a mother. The combine...

If hindsight is 2020, how will we look back at the year of Covid-19 we are currently experiencing. As billions of humans around the world deal with fear, eco...

It is a question that can be heard in discussions floating around retirement communities like the one I am currently at as I try to act my age and fade off i...

Presented at the When Words Collide Literary Conference by Jack Richardson 1. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS TALK AT THE END OF A LONG DAY. M...

A few years ago, I began writing a book to make use of my newfound retirement schedule and my creativity. My writing spawned an idea, which evolved into a pu...

After two days of cloud and drizzle, Father’s day began bright and clean. My wife, Carol was off to care for her 96-year-old father, and I was free to wander...

If this blog was an episode of Jeopardy, the answer would be “What is..... something no one knows about and something no one admits they watched?” Well, it t...

Some people talk about having a laminated list of celebrities their spouse would let them date, in the unlikely event that such an occurrence could exist. I ...

Who am I? That’s a question we don’t ask ourselves very often. Perhaps it becomes relevant when we are completing a resume for a job or creating a profile fo...

Managing expectations may be one of the most powerful and beneficial tools you can develop in your day to day life. Unreasonable expectations can lead to ext...

Critical Health Advisory. There have been official reports of localized outbreaks of Smiles which, if left unchecked, threaten the very existence of our soci...

1. Consider putting the needs and feelings of others ahead of yours. 2. Consider the fact that sometimes you may be wrong about something. 3. Consider the co...

In some northern regions of the world, especially those requiring only black and white photography for six or eight months of the year, hockey is equivalent ...

Who is your role model? Sidney Crosby, ‘The Rock’, Steve Jobs, your grandmother? Maybe a teacher or a minister played a significant role in providing guidanc...

Years ago, because I had no money, I got my wife a dog from the animal shelter for Christmas. It was probably the most expensive and emotionally draining pre...