I’m almost 51, I know, I’m shocked too. The pace of the past, including mine, was much slower, leaving more time to reflect but no real time to appreciate. Things were easier to assume but also easier to judge. Life seemed to have a deeper connection to the previous generations than those of today. Everything…

Growing up I realized that the only way I would ever be heard was to either be loud or obvious. But to be treated as credible I had to be able to explain myself in such a non-threatening manner that everyone would be willing to listen and understand. I never wanted to be in the…

I used to think that everything about me was evident. I’m constantly outing my most humble moments, rather proudly too. I tell people about how often I mindlessly try to open my front door with my car fob. I admit to my mistakes because I see them as mistakes, not immortal sins. I also see…