Stories of persistence need to be told, not only for the sake of the one telling them, but also for those who need to hear them. Why is it that we’re so interested in hearing about the person who gets knocked down three times, and gets up four? The stories give us examples of people…
Category: Adversity
Entering the Fast Lane
Rush hour traffic in the Atlanta area sometimes reminds me of navigating through some of life’s challenges. A traffic accident here or there, mixed in with road widening, and drivers who seem to be at the wrong place at the wrong time – slow drivers in the fast lane, and fast drivers in the slow…
Words
Words have the ability to destroy, as well as to heal. They have the ability to empower, as well as to enslave. The right words have the ability to draw a precise picture in our minds, or muddy up a situation we thought was abundantly clear. Words always have an effect of some kind, but…
Like an Elephant in the Catskills
There have been times in my life when I felt just like an elephant in the Catskill Mountains. As you can imagine, it is very rare to find an elephant in the Catskill Mountains, unless you were to venture into the Catskill Game Farm. Unfortunately, I learned that the Catskill Game Farm closed in 2006,…
Random Moments at Specific Times 