Peace & Kindness

Tomorrow, we celebrate the birthday of a true sage — Mahatma Gandhi. As a young man, I never really cared for his message of peace and non-violence. I wanted to fight for what was rightfully ours. Maybe that would have saved us fifty years of British … [Read more...]

The Gratitude Journal

The idea came from a former student, who is now a good friend. He keeps a gratitude journal to help deal with PTSD that came from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Pain, suffering, and death (up close) creates this unimaginable trauma for our brave men … [Read more...]

New Beginnings

Young, eager faces, of the new faculty at our annual new faculty dinner. I remember that day, when I was the new kid on the block. That was a distant 29 years ago. I believed in my heart, at that dinner, that The University of Tampa (UT) was a … [Read more...]

Momentum

Momentum: a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when under the action of a constant force or moment. (Webster) Sports teams, organizations, and individuals — we all seek it, we all need it, and … [Read more...]