To Whom It May Concern: In a time long ago, “the letter” required discipline and reflection that made my knees weak. To think I had one chance to get it right. To make the receiver join you in the carefully crafted world of words knowing it would journey for days before the round-trip home—if the […]
I came across a picture of our furry boy, “Ace,” and thought I’d revisit a beautiful life… Sometimes family members have four legs and even though they have a different voice, what they communicate is priceless. “Ace,” a furry son, came to us in 2007 and we were blessed to be with him for 11 […]
I work out at a popular gym where the biggest sign in the “No Judgement Zone” features the “Lunk Alarm” dedicated to any “lunk” who “grunts, drops weights, or judges… What a lunk!” They don’t seem very welcome. I wonder where the “No Judgement Zone” ends. The biggest display is a long row of big-screen […]
So many lost boys. So many lost men. Times may have changed—but not the value of connections. The connection of father to son to father may look different. At the core it’s not. We talk about what isn’t working—and many of the “talkers” aren’t fathers…or parents. So, I would like to say to all fathers […]
Hadn’t really thought about it until my wife mentioned this was the first opening of the school year that I hadn’t been a part of since 1996. Thought this piece should finally come out of the shadow. Work I hesitate to talk about my work life for several reasons, the primary one being to honor […]
Every year we spend a week at the beach, a ritual that began in diaper days. Over time, the ritual deepened and served as a place to reflect on where we have been and where we are going. Truth is, you never truly know, but gratitude for the time and space is always present in […]
Don’t hold me to the math, but this is the 27th Sunday in June that I get to give thanks for being a father. But it depends on when you start counting. I don’t know why but as long as I can remember, I have always known I would be a father… someday. And when […]
(about a 3-minute read) This post originally appeared in Above the Field of Play. This piece is dedicated to “S”, another kid paying the price of adults who refuse to grow up. Hopefully, in the very near future, we will step back and look at the fundamental reasons why so many of our youths are […]
(2 minute read) One habit stands above all others—or should I say below. It provides the foundation for meeting the moment and applies to all roles and situations. In one of the most important books ever written, Man’s Search for Meaning, holocaust survivor Dr. Viktor Frankl, offered that our greatest freedom is our power to choose […]
(2-minute read) In the next series of posts, I will be covering the development and importance of “habits” from different points of view. Recently, I finished two projects related to the fundamentals of the fundamental social relationship: parent and child. I make that claim because if you take away this connection we’d be collectively off […]
