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…