For Charlie Brown, Valentines was a stressful time. His mailbox would remain empty without any Valentine cards. The pain of his loneliness and rejection would drive him to Lucy, his trusted psychiatrist, who, for 5 cents, would provide the necessary therapy. Charlie Brown isn’t the only one in our world who deals with loneliness and…
WOW! 19 years of the 21st century have already been lived. It seems only yesterday that the prophets of doom were forecasting a worldwide meltdown due to the inability of computers to make the transition to the new century. I was scheduled to fly oversees on New Year’s Eve and some friends thought I was…
As we neared the airport, I could see our plane on the approach to the runway. I watched in unbelief as it proceeded to take off. I went into the terminal and discovered that the plane was full and my seat had been given to a standby passenger. I had arrived at the counter 15…
Have you heard about the “48 Hour Challenge?” The headlines stirred memories of a similar challenge that was popular when my wife and I were teenagers. That challenge involved fasting for a couple of days and donating the money saved toward famine relief in a particular country. However, as I read the article, I soon…
“The mind of the people is made up for it by . . . those persons who understand the manipulation of public opinion and know how to skillfully supply the public with ‘inherited prejudices’ and ‘verbal formulas.’ ” – Ty & Charlene Bollinger “Man is what suits a particular type of society in a particular…
There is an old saying, “We get too soon old, and too late smart.” It’s like the young man who came home after graduating from university and commented on how smart his dad had become during his absence. As we mature our values have a way of changing. We discover that the rich and poor…
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou A few years ago, when we were still living in the Okanagan, I rented a car in Calgary. I was given a special perk — a Mustang convertible. Our grandsons would have been envious. I got out on the #2 and before…
How do you respond to the following advice? “Usually, post-event debriefs are filled with accounts of what went wrong. While analyzing our need for improvement is good, we should actually be spending the majority of the time on what went right! What do you want to do again next time? Once you can pinpoint your…
Life with Sergeant Major Clock The plan? Conclude our series with an outline of the essential steps in planning. As someone has said, “If we fail to plan, we plan to fail.” First, let me highlight the essence of the last article. 1) We trade time for the things we value most. There are three time filters…
There are times when you are watching a TV program that the following message flashes onto the screen: “We interrupt this program to bring you the following breaking news.” This writer wants to interrupt the series on “time” to call for a serious look into the issues that surround the SNC-Lavalin story. Webster’s dictionary gives…