It takes a lot of courage to make a a decision: what job to take, who to love, what school to go to, what major to study, which house to buy. and so on. It tests our intellect, our emotions, and our will. Which way do we go? What metric Read more…
Communities involve more than the physical neighborhood where you live in, but let’s begin there. When I think of my community, I think of my church, my pharmacy, my grocery store, my bank, amd, and my hair stylist. I forgot my Starbucks. It isn’t just the buildings, but the people Read more…
I like to think and converse. That is the beauty of friendships sharing thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams with someone who cares about you and you them. It frees my soul from isolation and lets it get in touch with the rest of humanity. We were meant to communicate the Read more…
We need to have hope to live in the present and move to the future. It helps us to put up with the trials and tribulations in the now, and keep our eyes focused on our prize. Hope enables us to put up with frustrations small and large and to Read more…
If friendships didn’t already exist, someone would have to invent them. Today a friend took me to Vons. so I could do some grocery shopping. It was a huge favor sparing me from using Lyft or Uber. More importantly it was an opportunity for us to bring each other update Read more…
When I was young, I saw the world as being simple and my classmates and I could easily change it. Changes could happen quickly and easily Boomers have changed the world, bringing in consumer electronics and the Internet. For most of my adult life, I have lived with a schizoaffective Read more…
I can’t claim to be an expert with friendship. All of this rather new to me, but having said that, I have learned that if I am going to have friendships, I can’t expect people to come to me, I have to reach out and go to them, and welcome Read more…
It is such a great feeling to say that I am going to do and then actually do it! I texted my friends that I was going to do my morning workout and I actually did it. That is such a great feeling. All too often I would promise I Read more…
In the developmentally disabled field professionals will tell you that the primary needs that their clients have are housing, employment, and transportation. These are indeed important but meeting only them leads to a very shallow life. A higher quality of life is one that is filled with meaning relationships: family, Read more…
When I think about true power, I don’t think of how many horsepower are under the hood. I think of it as the capacity to change lives, to give people meaning, hope, and purpose. Call me a people person, but when you change the person, you change the world. New Read more…