When I was in my twenties I bought a sport motorcycle.  It was fast, cool, and it felt good to be on it.  Five months into owning it I had my first close call with a high speed collision.  I sold it within the week.  What happened was that I realized I lacked the maturity to ask myself one important question, “How fast will this go?” continue reading...

One of the things that I have learned to do in my relationships is that I recognize “specialness” in people and I tell them when it happens. Many of us see things in people that we admire, but we rarely tell them, let alone tell them in a way that they really know how we feel. This type of positive affirmation can create an opportunity to deeply touch people and as the book Fish! calls it, “Make their day.” continue reading...

I recently struck up a conversation with, of all people, a guy selling rubber mops at a home show. You just never know where you’ll find your next gem and this guy had one that really made me think. continue reading...