Tag Archives: understanding
I have always struggled with the story of the prodigal son; like many of the parables of the Christian New Testament it is a challenging story emotionally, relationally, and I think just logically. Like a good Zen koan a parable of Jesus can keep you wrestling for a long time. The story is found in…
The Collard Green is a humble plant – tough leaved and not as showy as a cabbage but a solid performer agriculturally and nutritionally. I have always associated the Collard with the southern United States, and I believe we in America do generally assign this plant to the southern states. Collards Greens, like everything have…
For no good reason I have wanted chickens for years. It’s not a bandwagon thing since some of the appeal seems to be wearing off, at least in my geographic region. And it is certainly not an economic thing because these eggs are going to cost way more than the ones I buy in the…
Excellent resume, great credentials, senior title or up-and-coming – on paper you look fabulous and have it all together. But what happens when you feel like something is missing, or a challenge won’t go away, or something you are reaching for stays out of reach? There is an underlying expectation in the professional world that…
I am both a business consultant and the co-founder of a technology start-up. The two jobs give me a great opportunity to come face to face with the fact that I am not always great at taking my own good advice. As a consultant I am very good at assessing a situation and providing realistic…
Recently in the Baltimore airport I met a lovely woman and I let her rub me all over. Well not entirely all over, but back, arms, neck and head so a lot of body was covered. And it occurred to me that it was in fact a little odd that I was letting a perfect stranger…
Another shooting. An horrific shooting. Lives lost, lives changed, new terror. Again. Since the shooter is dead we can’t ask, “so what exactly lead you to this point?” We can make assumptions, we can infer and guess but we can’t totally know and I’m not sure it even really matters. The people who are injured,…
Faith Works 