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Defining Greatness

Who doesn’t want to be great? Whether in sports, business, art, or whatever, humans seem to have an internal drive for greatness. We see it played out globally every couple years in the Olympics, World Cup, Super Bowl, multi-billion dollar business mergers, and military displays of power. This got me thinking, what exactly is “greatness”?Continue reading “Defining Greatness”

Peacemakers

I settle into my seat with noise canceling headphones pumping lyrical inspiration into my brain and a quad-shot latte at my side. I’m ready to write….but what do I say? How do I say this? My usual method of writing is pretty free-flowing. I don’t plan it out ahead of time and I don’t typicallyContinue reading “Peacemakers”

Building bridges

I’m not gonna lie, I don’t understand the reasoning behind the name change to “Gulf of America”. Doesn’t make sense to me, but perhaps Shakespeare is correct, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” What is more striking to me beyond just changing aContinue reading “Building bridges”

All you’ve got

I hesitate to write about the devastation of the fires that currently rage in Southern California. Lives have been lost and dreams have literally gone up in smoke, but it’s not my story to tell. I haven’t been personally touched by the flames that have destroyed so much and yet, here I am, heartbroken andContinue reading “All you’ve got”

Now what?

Every year we experience this no-man’s land in time between Christmas and the New Year. We have months of build up to the holidays with shopping, parties, lights, and family time, and in one glorious day the wrapping paper gets shredded, Christmas dinner gets devoured, and when it’s all over we look around and think….nowContinue reading “Now what?”