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Drake sings it. Dr. Phil likes to say it. Many more repeat it still. “It’s a marathon — not a sprint.” I keep thinking about that comment. I keep thinking about it especially now. While still more feel it’s a vastly overused expression, my sense is that yes, our
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COVID-19 has gotten the world’s attention. With our daily routines suspended, with both work and play at a standstill, the distractions have dissipated. We’ve stopped and slowed down long enough to wonder. I speak not of wondering when major league sports will resume. I speak neither of
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As the days turn into weeks and our new normal continues, I’ve found myself wrestling with perhaps one of the most profound, emerging truths. Don’t get me wrong. I’m believing the truth has always existed. But consistent with the prudent process of maturity, maybe previously I couldn’
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Today was one of those days I actually scrapped our planned post in the eleventh hour. Make no mistake about it. And no apologies either. It’s not that the planned post wasn’t encouraging, insightful or good. It simply didn’t say enough for this poignant moment in time.
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No doubt one of the best things we can fuel ourselves with at this crazy moment in time is a dose of realistic hope. Dr. Brené Brown is one person who consistently offers that for me. So much so, I took a few notes from one of her recent podcasts…
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After entering the professional world years ago (and earning my first “real” paycheck, if you know what I mean), I remember one of those early performance reviews. It was the first time someone on the other side of the desk looked me square in the eye and said, “You are
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So I did a little bit of a word search this week… What’s the opposite of gratitude? A casual search suggests ingratitude, thoughtlessness, rudeness, disregard, refusal, and multiple more responses. A more creative search suggests a lack of appreciation for something given or done to you or to someone
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And there she was… the young gal, maybe 19, 20… doing cartwheel after cartwheel in the afternoon sunshine in the park. As I was out for my daily walk (which is a little bit longer now since my local gym is closed), it struck me… What does it take to
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As society slows, what can we learn? Is there something we can glean and grow from? … maybe even something that is — dare I say — potentially good? Something amid this latest version of March madness, perhaps? Allow me to first and foremost acknowledge that the scope of this virus is sobering;
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Will we embrace the moment? Will we do this well? Friends, with the speed and spread of the virus, news, and our individual and collective readiness, one thought keeps coming to me, over and over again. We have an opportunity. Yes, COVID-19 is significant, and it is undoubtedly prudent
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Allow me to first say again what we said on Sunday in regard to the coronavirus and prudent preparation… “Be guided by medical advice and not your feelings… Limit your exposure to coronavirus news (due to biased news sources)… Be well-informed from health advisories but make sure your sources
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“The risk is real, so let’s put on the record right now that this is a concern,” speaking of the coronavirus — aka COVID-19 — and again quoting David Ropeik, an expert on risk perception and communication. “The challenge is keeping your worry in perspective." Why does the coronavirus