Social Media: In Pursuit of the Greater Good
Respond, don’t react.
On Transformation: The Value of Monarchs
Reimagine Yourself as Different and the Same
Making Good from Bad
Please, be present with the people and creatures you love. They’ll be better for the experience and so will you.
Crisis Management and Reflection
How are you managing the rapidly changing environment created by the COVID-19 crisis?
What’s in a Word? The Power to Change the Way You Live
We’re just over a month into 2021 and you may have abandoned the resolution you committed to on January 1. What now?
Things Our Dogs Taught Me: Options and Goals
Options don’t mean failure!
Mothers Day Revisited
A friend of mine shared a video of her sermon to her congregation on Mothers Day. She introduced the video with a brief disclaimer stating that she wasn’t sure if her mother would approve of her sharing some of the parts of her life. My friend’s mother was a teacher, so I suspect she would […]
Ornaments with a Tale: Brad Ward’s Reflective Stories
Gifts I received I grew up with a set of ideals and beliefs passed on by my parents. Those beliefs helped me understand the world, for a time. As I got older, I learned there were other beliefs equally valid to those my parents held. Learning this was disorienting to me; akin to learning the […]
Renewal: Your Invitation to Begin Again Without Starting Over
Renewal is your invitation to grow. It does not require you to burn everything to the ground and start over. But it does take action.
The Value of Values
What do you stand for? I’ve been thinking a lot about values lately. It’s hard not to, really. Every day, you’re witnessing a very public battle playing out on the world stage between what some call traditional family values and the actions of world leaders. It’s uncomfortable to watch. And it raises a question: What […]