Blog: Empowered Living
Give or take…life goes on
Watching the stock market, particularly as it takes runs that would make a daredevil pilot…
What do you do with THAT? …build with what you have
For years I have shared a simple philosophy that has served me well for a…
Philo Friday…I love gardening
‘tis the season! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Those sentiments often relate…
What we say, we say to God
Years ago, I included in one of my public speaking topics the notion of “God,…
“Is the university big enough?” … it is a good to question where you are
I was an almost-40 year old leader of the university’s institutional advancement operation; she was…
Philo Friday…for the love of fountain pens…a special way of writing
It was about the third grade when we were introduced to fountain pens as writing…
“What kind of tree are you?
The joke used to be that famed late TV personality Barbara Walters would ask people…
Three rules to effect change…and one way to do it
There are three things that we cannot avoid: death, taxes and change. It seems like…
Happiness is…giving and receiving
A few years ago, not too long after my wife and I married, I was…
Philo Friday: I love sharp knives
I have several knives, and I don’t count the ones in the kitchen. I have…