Seven days in a week. It’s one of the few things we all have in common. From there, we all head in different directions regarding how we see – and spend – those seven days. Some people devour them. They ring every ounce out of each day, enjoying every minute as though it just may be their last. Whether they’re working or playing doesn’t matter. They’re just happy to be alive, and they’re the exception to the rule. Most everyone else – the clear majority of the people you enco

The bombings in Brussels today served as another reminder of the evil in this world. Any time some pathetic and spiritless coward sets out to hurt innocent people our attention goes to the evil and hate all around us. There’s no question it’s there. But as I’ve sat back and watched the response, I think there is a deeper reminder amongst all the carnage … one we should see every time terrorism strikes … good has (and always will) outnumber the bad. The strength of goodness in

Irish novelist James Joyce once wrote, “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” Some days I feel I’ve spent a little too much time peering through those portals. Some of you may feel the same. As we progress through the week, one thing is for certain. Regardless of our best efforts, some mistakes are going to be made. As much as we strive to be perfect, we will trip over something. For some, the mistakes will be small and incidental. For others, the mistakes will be sig

“March comes in a like a lion, and out like a lamb.” I remember in my early years hearing those words from a teacher trying to explain the weather in March. It never made much sense to me. I grew up in South Texas, so the month usually started warm and ended warm, and there wasn’t much rain. Lions and lambs seemed like a bunch of nonsense as it related to the weather. As I travel around the country now, I can understand the origins of the phrase. There most certainly are area