We’ve all heard this, right? “Our words have power.” I remember hearing versions of that as a very young kid from my mom. I vividly remember one day in our kitchen when she told me that my words have the power to slice another person in half. In half. That was quite a visual for a young kid, and […]
I find that a lot of people I encounter take a lot of things seriously. I certainly take a lot of things seriously. According to Dictionary.com, when something is serious it is important, or grave, or critical, or somber. Now that is heavy stuff! And when we take something seriously it means that we deliberately concentrate […]
I had to laugh a little as I walked away from a nice visit with someone who happens to be a very successful and prominent business leader in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. This guy is a brilliant businessman, and he knows his stuff when it comes to his line of work. He also […]
There I was, on Interstate 85 travelling to Durham from our home in Hillsborough, NC, and as I eased into the “comfort” of interstate driving (yes, I am kidding about that being comfortable) I found myself behind a car with the left turn blinker doing its thing … blinking. As I traveled mile after mile, […]
We just celebrated Independence Day here in the USA and I find it so easy to be in awe of our founding fathers. They stood up and said “ENOUGH!” when they felt that the rights of people were being trampled upon. To me, that is truly awesome and inspiring. Their actions took courage and there […]
