Good Story   Bad Story

Good Story Bad Story

When we were young, bedtime stories were a treat. They piqued our imaginations, they filled us with wonder and they kept us entertained. They took us on journeys into fantasy worlds and explodedin our dreams.  When I was six and I learned to read, my mother took me to...
We Are All Heroes

We Are All Heroes

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who mademistakes, but recovered from them.   – – – Bono I once saw a Dustin Hoffman movie called “Hero.” He played a man who performed the first selfless gesture of his life when he reluctantly...
Processing Your Life

Processing Your Life

“Tell me a story.” When I was young, my father told me stories before I went to sleep at night. He had a great imagination and he took me on journeys to fantastic places with fascinating characters. When the lights were out, I repeated the stories in my head and I...
What Really Matters

What Really Matters

I went to a movie some years ago called “Yesterday.” It was about an international blackout that lasted for a few seconds at the turn of the 21st century. When it was over, one unsuccessful, unremarkable singer/songwriter was the only person on the planet who...