Monday Morning Mojo

Every Monday is the beginning of the workweek, and I celebrate by taking stock, planning for achievement, and being present. I love Monday mornings as a time to check-in and look ahead. As a boy, I was fascinated by the solstice and the seasons. I always thought it was interesting that it started getting cold […]

There is so much going on in our world that is asking for reflection and reorientation. I recommend taking the time to write out your thoughts, especially if there is an inciting event or clear focus for your curiosity. Sarah White, author, and writing partner helps people with all aspects of writing but she has

When the fire engines crank up their sirens and go through our neighborhood, my German Shepherd, Sita, howls. And when she howls, we all howl. Before long our family has devolved into a pack from ancient times. Together we call out to the world. My family has always been a bit neurotic when it comes

Who would have thought a week ago that something could happen to eclipse the global pandemic and its economic impact? And yet, sparked by George Floyd’s murder, we have international demonstrations that are the broadest in history. And we find ourselves opening a chapter of our country’s history where we are confronting systemic racism with

Last night I tried to explain to my 17 year-old daughter why our country is in flames. She cried out at the injustice toward George Floyd. I watched as she expressed the end of her innocence. She asked me, “Could I be killed by a police officer, daddy, because of the color of my skin?”

It’s easy enough to build our muscles through deliberate exercise. The same is true for our inner strength, though the means are different. Eugen Sandow is considered by many to be the father of modern bodybuilding. He did not have the rippling muscles you will find on today’s champions. But, he had clarity of purpose

I keep a variety of notes on a daily basis. Every day I start with listing my most important goals for the day, the big ones. This is in addition to daily reminders I keep on my computer, which are not my most important goals but those regular activities I know I must do like

Every so often I go on a baking frenzy. Once several years ago, I was making cookies from a recipe and made a few mistakes in the recipe. It resulted in a new cookie in our house that now has the moniker, Ruchi’s Favorite Cookies… because they have become my daughter’s fave. I think it

The official definition of personal best is “the best time or score ever achieved by an athlete in a particular event.” Today I am thinking about giving my finest in response to the coronavirus pandemic. For me that means sheltering in place to flatten the curve, ensuring the safety of frontline workers, helping my family

A food bank is a non-profit that safely stores food to be delivered to local food distribution centers, where it reaches those in need. Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger-relief charity, is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks and food rescue organizations, with annual revenues of almost $3 billion. In 1967 John