The power of “I wonder . . .”

I just finished a most interesting book, "Wait, Why" by James E Ryan. The book is a short read on the Five Essential Questions we all ought to be asking everyday. One particular paragraph got me thinking (I guess I should say it got me curious). Ryan writes: This leads to the final point about …

Sometimes to manage expectations, you need to just “do it”

I recently got back from a trip to Zion National Park in Utah. It was a great time with some great views to remember. I challenged myself with some tough, but rewarding hikes. But I was reflecting on two different set of expectations I had. How I anticipated them. How I acted on them. And how …

Try

We all face burdens. Sometimes the barriers in our way seem so high, so large that they cannot be surmounted. So we don't try. But just when you think you don't want to face the barriers, an unecpected event challenges your conventional thinking. I don't watch much television. But this past week, I watched and …

Walking the Talk?

Sometimes it helps to look at others and then look at ourselves. Is someone else living up to their word? Are they "walking the talk?" Do their actions support what they say or write? When the answer to those questions is not a firm "yes", we get a couple choices. We can complain about "them". …