Blog: Empowered Living
“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…
Philo Friday…love of flashlights
My mom knew exactly what to buy my friends when I was invited to their…
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…
Be still
The thought of being still in today’s fast-paced world creates confusion, unrest and distraction. What…
Wisdom in unexpected places
My son sent me a book that he thought that I would like. He was…
Philo Friday…Love of albums…not the photographic kind
When my youngest son was still of single-digit age, he asked me something about my…