Last night I watched three episodes of a program I’d never seen before. It was one of those business intervention reality shows called Bar Rescue. One episode I watched should have been called Bar Wars because the consultant/host of the program fought almost constantly with the bar’s owner. Briefly, the bar was 45 years old. … Read more
“Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.” – Winnie the Pooh I am presently vicariously travelling around the Isle of Capri just off the coast of Italy from Naples. My journey is not one of tour buses and museum excursions. It is entirely within the pages of the … Read more
My son gave me a GPS system for my car last year and for the trips we’ve taken it has proven to me mostly reliable. The first hint that it was not something one should completely depnd on came when I entered my home address just to see how it would route me from work. … Read more
Consider this page from John Wesley’s (the founder of the Methodist Church) diary: Sunday morning, May 5, preached in St. Ann’s, was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday p.m., May 5, preached at St. John’s, deacons said, “Get out and stay out.” Sunday a.m., May 12, preached at St. Jude’s, can’t go back there … Read more
One of the early influences in my life was Zig Ziglar. While his life ended last week, his influence has not. I am not the devoted positive thinking advocate Zig was (see my article here), I do admire his positive approach to life and living. It is certain that positive minded people do better, enjoy … Read more