Heroes

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here America’s acknowledgement last week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 routinely spotlighted a word that is notoriously difficult to define. That word is “hero.” The first responders to the terror attacks in...
Difference Makers

Difference Makers

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Over the course of the last 25 years, the rhetoric concerning September 11, 2001, has been poignant and inspiring. We remember the comments of the elected leaders who were thrust into the middle of the...
Fault Lines

Fault Lines

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Last weekend, the world’s most infamous volcano was suddenly back in the headlines. Krakatoa. The very name conjures up catastrophe – specifically, the cataclysmic 1883 explosion and tsunami that ended the...

Q&A with Glenn

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Today’s post is a bit different. Once a year I pause to address some of the questions I hear most often from readers. What’s your writing routine? I’m not very good at preparing reflections in advance. On...
Coincidences

Coincidences

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Author and lecturer Vince Vitale and his wife were having lunch a few years ago when they were struck by a strong impression. Vince would be speaking at a university open forum that evening. His talk, which...
Our True Boss

Our True Boss

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here What’s the last thing a great hotel housekeeper does before stepping out of a room? She turns on the ceiling fan and lies down on the bed she has just finished making. Why in the world does she do this? “That’s...