There are several times in life where, for whatever reason, something someone says or does teaches you a valuable lesson that you never forget. It is so profound that it resurfaces at appropriate times to help you adjust your behavior for the better – a life lesson. Here is the story of two of my…
Category: Rants & Reflections
What Are You Listening To?
Strolling around downtown Fort Worth during a lunch break recently, I had my earbuds in listening to some music. This particular day, I was honed in on how each song would give what was going on around me a totally different feel, similar to how music enhances a scene in a movie. My curiosity was…
What My Father Taught Me
It’s Father’s Day. And in the spirit of being fair, since I wrote this type of post for my mother, I wanted to go over the things that my father has taught me. Work Hard My dad has been busting his butt for years. He still does. You’d think at 70 he could slow down,…
Things Technology has Replaced
This past weekend I was sprawled on my bed going through some old photos trying to find specific ones for a project I was working on. I ended up getting lost in them for several hours. I laughed, I shared some with other family members, I got misty eyed looking at pictures of people who…
Stop the We Vs Them Mentality
The other day I was catching up on the news on AOL.com. I was reading the latest updates on the recent school shooting in Texas. Then I made the mistake of looking through the comments at the end of the article. BIG MISTAKE! I’ve done this before and I find that it doesn’t even matter…