Category Archives: Reflections

Thoughts of a Blogger: A Blogger’s Journal

A great quote should function like a flashlight, guiding the reader through darkness…a great quote is also short and catchy…it has to come from a place of meaning… A great quote just makes you say in your head an all-caps … Continue reading →

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Independent Film

With your smartphone, shoot a one-minute move of someone you know making a coffee or tea. Edit together a few different shots (simple to use editing apps like Splice and InShot make this easier than it sounds, even if you … Continue reading →

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The Moment

Are you facing a moment, or the moment?  I started to think not about the opportunity in front of me, but about what I wanted the outcome of that opportunity to be. A job is not just a job; it’s a set of experiences … Continue reading →

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Refugees vs. Evacuees?

Why does it piss you off so much when someone refers to the folks who were displaced as refugees vs. evacuees? It makes me mad because by definition, we are not refugees. We were being treated like refugees, but we … Continue reading →

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Balance

Dear God, help me to practice balancing in a world filled with ceaseless motion. Give me the strength to not put on blinders to all that is wrong in the world. Instead, let me make a meaningful difference as I … Continue reading →

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