A lot of what we do where I work is help people deal with conflict. Most often these folks are or have been working together. Sometimes they are in daily contact. Other times they are simply partners in a short term project. On occasions they are volunteers working on a [read more]

I was waiting at the restaurant for a friend. Arriving early, I carried in a notebook and spent some time taking note of my thoughts and my plans for the day. Nearby, three men sat talking. They were older than me by at least a decade. They were obviously friends. [read more]

She showed up at my door unannounced and asked for a few minutes of my time. I readily agreed and just a few minutes later I was reeling from the story she told. Within the last two hours her world had begun to spin apart. Suspicions had been confirmed. She [read more]

Over the past several weeks, medical testing has revealed that the symptoms that prompted thoughts of a dreadful inconvenience have an undetermined cause. So I’ve officially downgraded this to only an inconvenience. I’m thankful for this, of course. I’m just not absolutely sure what I’m thankful for. The phone call [read more]

As I continue my thinking about “a dreadful inconvenience,” I’ve been given additional opportunities to explore such situations. Last week, Dr. John decided that it would be a good thing for me to experience an MRI on my head. The reasons for that are another part of this whole journey. [read more]