Diagnosing at the Mall

by | Aug 16, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Love, Unity

While his wife shopped at the mall, an endocrinologist sat in a coffee shop gazing at the passersby. He "diagnosed" shoppers with an intelligent guess. No history. No physical exam. No laboratory tests. Just a moment's gaze at a limp or a distinguishing...

The Power of Presence

by | Aug 9, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Unity

Alone in the woods! Darkness enveloped me, in spite of the camp fire. Escalating fear gripped my heart as unfamiliar noises rose from unseen places. As a young boy participating in an initiation rite at a YMCA camp, I was petrified. My assignment – to stay awake...

Go Team!!

by | May 3, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Unity

As a former college soccer player (…….years ago!), it was a treat to hear the present coach speak about my alma mater’s recent successes. This coach's unique ability to blend the individual skills, the experience and the character of his players...

Is this community?

by | Apr 12, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Love, Unity

There they were – hundreds of people with iPods and MP3 players dancing in the middle of Paddington Train Station in London…what is going on? I was momentarily frightened until I discovered that the event is called "flash mob dancing". Alerted...

Acceptance

by | Apr 26, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Unity

Flooding my heart with anxious anticipation have been thoughts of class rank, GPA, references, and test scores – all the result of watching my daughters in the swirl that represents college acceptance and job search. This thought of "Will I be...

Mountaintops and Valley

by | Apr 19, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Unity

Easter festivities over the weekend were a joy. Monday, however, has come again – back to the grind of everyday life. It feels like sliding down a slope from the mountaintop and landing with a thud in the valley. I experience mountaintop moments and do not want...