Tag Archives: love

This is love, yo (a Poem for my kids – but not yet)

I recently posted this to twitter and reposting it in an easier-to-read format. I wrote this about being a dad to two teenagers. Maybe you’ll recognize something familiar. This is love, yo Me on the chair Reading a book With you at the water’s edge It’s ok Pretend I am a stranger Yes, you mayContinue reading “This is love, yo (a Poem for my kids – but not yet)”

Love.

If kindness beholds itself to random acts completed in its honor then love is the scraping and molding of deliberation – no randomness here. Planning. Struggling. Acting. Today, I witnessed a scene that I have seen numerous time as it occurs on my street – a gentleman walking to a special transport for the countyContinue reading “Love.”

Riding in Cars with Budding Adults

A world of people who feel good about themselves would be a much different place than the one we live in today.

A New Year’s Reflection for all my Trump Supporting Friends and Family

We don’t have to like or even accept it. Understanding is all that is needed. This is my attempt to do so.

I’m back (and squishier than before)

“..within each of us lies the ability to be cracked open a bit more regardless of whether we may consciously or unconsciously be willing to be an active participant.”

The Kids Who See Me Through

I am a very lucky man because there is nothing more affirming than seeing your own children exhibit behavior that is selfless, resolved and decisive…

The Humorous Side of Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Let’s celebrate the humility that it takes to be a great leader, to show vulnerability, to wade through difficult waters and to never give up.