What's That Smell!?

My nose is irritated, my eyes start tearing and I feel a headache coming on. Why? Because I just walked past the dreaded perfume counter in a department store. And no thank you, I  don’t want a sample. I politely refused the sample and I still wreak of a weird, synthetic combination of flowers, patchouli…

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Cures For The Conference Hangover

Confession: It’s been eons and I don’t know what a true hangover feels like. I imagine it feels like getting hit by a semi-truck. Maybe a case of food poisoning or the flu? Well, that’s how I felt like today. Like I had a hangover. But not because of the usual culprit. I was at…

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You Can't Get Milk From A Golden Calf

Have you ever heard of an idol referred to as a “golden calf?” Let me describe a golden calf I had many years ago: A clanging crucifix and creative crosses displayed prominently on my wall. Dark beads of different sizes hung on the rusty copper doorknob, making noises with each entrance and exit. If you…

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Put A Fork In Me, I'm Done

Someone very close to me recently revealed that he was done. Yup, that fork was stuck in him. Like the annual Thanksgiving turkey. He was done buy cipro with something that he had allowed for many years. He was done with allowing this action to infiltrate every aspect of his life. He was done participating…

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Do You Hear What I Hear

He said “In order to have a successful business, you must have this specific strategy first, then the following tactics.” Someone else said, “In order to have a successful business, you must know your why with so much clarity and set goals.” I heard what they said. And I agree with both of them. And…

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