Vulnerability & Courage

The world around us has created an environment where most of us are “anxious, uncertain and afraid”. All of this makes us vulnerable. I liked Brene Brown’s perspective: “to be alive is to be vulnerable. It is not weakness. It is the only path to … [Read more...]

Online Void

The Zoom boom is alive and well. Online classes, Vidgrid instruction. All of us , students and faculty cocooned in our little worlds trying to survive the onslaught of this new world order. Lost in all of this is the close personal interaction … [Read more...]

Joy and Hope

These are difficult times. The world seems to be caving in all around us. The news is dismal, and the suffering is real. In all this doom and tragedy, we must find pockets of joy and plenty of hope. Joy that stems from the innocent snuggles of my … [Read more...]

No Quit

I saw the 60 minutes segment on the medical professionals on the front line of this deadly disease. Doctors,  nurses, medical assistants — all risking their lives to save others. That is true selflessness, from those that answer to a higher … [Read more...]