Follow to lead
If you want to be a leader, find someone wise to follow. Humans have never had easier access to wisdom. Nor so much noise distracting…
Lil helpers
Little kids often want to help. In an effort to mimic their parents--they often will reach for the dishcloth, or ask to try the hand…
Stages of fishing
When you're a little kid, fishing isn't fun unless you catch a fish. As you grow, at some point, something changes, and fishing is fun…
Greenhorn
I used to train operating room (OR) nurses who were fresh out of their internship. I had a special affinity for them because I could…
Say what?
Peter Kreeft, in his introduction to his book on Pascal, says, "There is a higher and a lower mode of teaching. Books are the lower;…
Emotional energy
No matter how rich or poor--we only have twenty-four hours in a given day. After sleeping, eating, bathing, working, we have a small amount of…
Who are they?
Fred Rogers, in his acceptance speech for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Emmy Awards, surprised the viewers by requesting that they spend 10…
See one, do one, teach one
When I used to work as a surgical nurse, people would ask me, "So, you've seen a lot of surgeries. Do you think you could…