Color matters in the lives of human beings. Color affects our moods. We surround ourselves with colors that make us feel certain ways - calm, happy, energized, peaceful. We identify colors that we think look the best on us - to best accentuate our eyes or our skin color, or to deemphasize body parts (black remains my [...]
Tag: support
Fish will walk.
My faith in the sensibilities of regular folks is reaffirmed. The reaffirmation came by way of Ohio high school senior, Austin Fisher. Austin was told by his school district recently that he would not be allowed to participate in his graduation ceremony because he had been absent two days too many. The decision was based on [...]
The Color Purple…
Today I wore purple. I wore purple in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community. If you have been following the news you know that there have recently been a number of suicides blamed on anti-gay bullying. The Human Rights Campaign organized a national statement of support for LGBT youth with its [...]
The other side of yesterday…
So here I am - on the other side of yesterday. The sun is out and I think I took my first full deep breath since Monday evening. Not that life has gotten any less complex or hectic - those are endemic characteristics of my life - but I do feel less weight on my [...]
Nothing is impossible when you work for the circus…
My friend Jeanine gave me this sign when I saw her in Bismarck recently. It fits me...I work for the circus...well, not exactly...but my life often resembles a bit of a three ring circus and I guess you could say I work here - so I work for the circus (don't question the logic - [...]
Will you be there?
Here I am, back in North Dakota after a fabulous week out in Emmitsburg with friends and colleagues that I typically only get to see once a year (in the photo above taken in Emmitsburg are my disaster diva girlfriends - Claire and Dorothy). It was grand - to be sure...and a tad tiring, but [...]
But for the grace of God, there go I.
Empathy: the ability to understand another’s feelings or struggles. I was reading on In-Forum the story of the couple that had the twin babies prematurely on New Year’s Day. Sadly, one of the twins has already died; but, the other twin is hanging on despite being a mere one pound and eight ounces. The mother [...]
THE NEW FORTY 