night terrors

  I don’t usually dream. Though occasionally they do seep through, but typically, my head hits the pillow and the next thing I know its time to get up again. Sometimes I sit back and listen enviously as people retell their dreams with such vivid detail, because...

courage

  Toastmasters Speech #6 Title: Courage Delivered on February 27, 2018   “Courage. It couldn’t come at a worst time” Gord Downie I have entered the twilight of my teaching career. At forty-five years of age, I’m four years removed from early retirement,...

sharpen your knife

  It’s almost impossible to cut through life with a dull rusty knife. No matter its size and regardless of your stubborn strength of purpose. You just can’t rely on habits you don’t have, or care to sharpen regularly. But it’s really quite simple. Simple to...

words of courage on a dark morning

  Darkness is slowly overcoming all semblance of light. The world seems hopeless. The darkness and gloom, deep within our minds, is in a bloody and destructive battle for our souls. As the weather gets colder and the darkness gets longer, we must remember, more...

the lie

  Retirement is a myth.  More accurately, it is not a myth but a lie.  A lie we have come to believe and defend.  A lie that we can’t wait to share with each other. I believe there are only two human realities.  You are either alive, or...