Someone read this post from years ago. I’d forgotten about this experience and today, it’s what I needed. I won’t take you out into the weeds in my backyard, but they’ve gotten pretty thick over the years. I’d love to run into Dude and his daughter though… it’d probably help me in my own journey. … Continue reading I NEEDED TO HEAR THIS TODAY
Tag: Change
EMPTY SEATS SOMETIMES TELL STORIES
A TRAGIC EVENT; FAMILIES DEVASTATED It was a Saturday evening in late July when the text message came through; 3 young men, all graduates of the class of 2025 at a local small-town high school, killed in a one vehicle rollover accident on a county road, while a 4th fought for his life at the … Continue reading EMPTY SEATS SOMETIMES TELL STORIES
INCONVENIENCED AND UNCOMFORTABLE
Well… I didn’t see this coming on the radar… let me explain… but then let me make the larger and more general point. Afterall, I certainly don’t share this story because I believe my life is so interesting that others are interested in following it. Here we go. The initial text I sent this morning … Continue reading INCONVENIENCED AND UNCOMFORTABLE
FINDING OUR WAY BACK
I was attending my granddaughter’s high school graduation in late May. It’s a smaller free public charter school that draws many kids that don’t always thrive in the larger local public schools. The graduating class this year was 36 students, and the ceremony was set up to allow the student to choose a favorite teacher … Continue reading FINDING OUR WAY BACK
STEP BACK… ZOOM OUT
(Forgive the blurry photo, but you'll see why towards the end of this post.) Oftentimes, Pictures Fall Short I was recently on a road trip with my wife and took some pictures. I was amazed at the scenery, but as I attempted to capture the experience in snapshot after snapshot... it simply did not do … Continue reading STEP BACK… ZOOM OUT
HOW WE GONNA LIVE THIS LIFE?
Crawling across the finish line verses flying across the finish line CREATING PERSPECTIVE Why does it take a road trip for me to become mindful about increasing my perspective? I know how I am, and I know how the day-to-day routines can form ruts in my life that get deeper and deeper as time goes … Continue reading HOW WE GONNA LIVE THIS LIFE?
WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE… RIGHT NOW?
Insights From an Inmate I was in the jail a couple Monday’s ago meeting with a new referral from the Court. As I sat in the conference room inside his jail pod, I asked the guy questions and listened to understand more about his story. We came to a point where I asked him if … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE… RIGHT NOW?
THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY
I’ve had the title of this post kicking around in my mind for several weeks now. To give the briefest of foundations (if that’s possible for me), I work at the intersection of two fairly broken systems… the judicial and the mental health systems. My job consists of working with those individuals who have been … Continue reading THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY
THE EXCEPTIONAL
I was awakened by STORY at 2:00am the other morning as it stood by the side of my bed nudging me because it needed to go for a walk. Initially I ignored her because I wanted to sleep, but she persisted. A thought entered my mind, and I knew I needed to record it before … Continue reading THE EXCEPTIONAL
I DON’T WANT TO TURN AROUND ANYMORE
I-25 North of Cheyenne, WY A VERY SPECIFIC HOUR I was wrapping up my “morning pages” exercise – credit to Julia Cameron and “The Artist’s Way” on this, and I made a comment in my writing about not knowing what was out over the next horizon… and following up with the statement that I would … Continue reading I DON’T WANT TO TURN AROUND ANYMORE