A Whiner’s Guide to Gratitude

If you are like me, you have an “inner whiner.” For example, you are at the beach on vacation, and you think, “Ugh, it’s too hot! Or after eating a […]
My Thank-Full Life

We’re in the home stretch of this “full-ness” project that began last January. And this month is about “My Thank-Full Life.” It may seem like a Captain Obvious choice for […]
The View from My Section Perspective—It Changes Everything

11 construction workers 840 feet above Manhattan, on the 69th floor of what is now the GE Building, just casually eating lunch and having a smoke. Seemingly oblivious to the […]
The Art of Forest Bathing

Sometimes it feels that we are pressing the limits of speed to arrive in time, perhaps through brisk walks or applying weight to a gas pedal. The stop and go […]
It’s A Grand Life – Call It Autumn or Fall, I’m Just Happy It’s Here!

As a child, I was fortunate enough to live in an area that saw four definite seasons. In winter, I knew there would be snow, sledding, ice skating, school closings, […]