Category: Life
Weighing our Words on the Scale of Human Interaction Words have power. So much power in fact that we use them a lot. Each day it seems there are more ways to distribute words faster and farther than ever before. How valuable or how true those words are is another issue! In the old days, […]
It was a long climb up out of the valley and my legs ached under the weight of my backpack. Though I still had plenty of water, “topping off” my containers at the stream crossing provided the perfect excuse to rest. I squatted at the stream’s edge and tossed the end of the filter tube […]
The original supermodel, Cheryl Tiegs, once advised that in her modeling she wanted special attention to be given to her eyes – “It’s all about the eyes.” Even though they are one of the smallest and most sensitive organs of our bodies, the eyes wield amazing power even with the subtlest of movements. With just […]
The canopy of tree branches and leaf buds faded as the sky darkened, and faint sparkles sharpened into distinct lights revealing familiar patterns. Nate broke the silence speaking softly, “There’s the Big Dipper.” My eyes traced outward from the forward rim of the dipper-pan, “And that is the North Star,” I responded lazily, pointing invisibly […]
“Yeah, right!” This the response I often overhear when people finish describing the advice they received from their doctor. It’s often accompanied by a rolling of the eyes and a snicker. Eat this, don’t eat that, take this, don’t take that. In the words of comedian Brian Regan, typically when leaving the doctor’s office it can […]
In one of William Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, Henry V calls his war-fighting men to take courage as they prepare to face the overwhelming French army on the battlefield. It is not merely a call to overcome fear but rather to taste of one of life’s most exquisite delights; the relational intimacy of shared identity […]
Maybe I’m just a bit OCD, but whenever I walk into a room filled with clutter I immediately begin to experience a feeling of instability within my being. I feel the need to fix it, or get away from it! Clutter makes life harder. It necessitates extra effort over time due to loss of efficiency. […]
Rocky Balboa was a likable young man who grew up on the streets of Philadelphia in poverty and brokenness. He dreamed of becoming a professional boxer and immersed himself in the now decaying local gym where the fading images of past greats loomed in the shadows inspiring those who now sought their chance to “make […]
“Mind the gap” is a phrase first coined in London in 1968 to be used by an automated system on the rail system to warn passengers of the space between the train platform and the open door on the waiting train. A passenger unaware of the empty space could find her foot suddenly trapped potentially […]
One of the great relationships of modern history is the friendship between Charlie Brown and his trusted beagle Snoopy. In many ways, Charlie Brown is a comic strip representation of each of us, stripped of any pretense we may be tempted to display. We can often see our own clumsy strivings and disappointments displayed in […]
“I can’t stand all the drama!” In the 10 years that AspireCARE has been in business, we have interviewed hundreds of individuals for various positions, and this is far and away the most common response to the question, “Why are you looking to leave your current position?” I have also heard this disdain for drama […]
Getting in the (Blue) Zone The shared secrets of cultures with fuller, richer life experiences “They say that old trees just grow stronger, And old rivers grow wilder every day. Old people just grow lonesome Waiting for someone to say, ‘Hello in there.’ Hello.” “Hello in There,” by John Prine Not infrequently I’ll hear someone who after […]