posted: Dec. 03, 2024.

“I ADVOCATE FOR MORE JOY” By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published December 7, 2022 The other night, my wife and I found a documentary on the devastating tsunami that hit the northern part of Read more

posted: Dec. 03, 2024.

DON’T WORRY, BE PRESENT! Originally Published Dec 1, 2022 I kind of want to apologize if you start hearing that song in your head while you read this. Don’t Worry, Be Happy Read more

posted: Dec. 03, 2024.

HOW ARE YOU? And Do You Mean It? Originally Published 11/24/2022 Happiest of Thanksgiving to all the members of our wonderful community. I’d like to give a special shout-out to the newest members Read more

posted: Dec. 03, 2024.

WHO’S IN YOUR TRIBE? Originally Published Nov 10, 2022 Formally defined, a tribe is “a group of persons having a common character, occupation, or interest (Merriam Webster). In today’s language, ‘tribe’ can Read more

posted: Mar. 02, 2022.

Be a blogger they said. You are great with words. You can tell a great story they said. Ok. Sitting down to write great words and tell a great story Read more

posted: May 27, 2020.

We rescued a kitten last week. One of my wife’s friends from grade school posted on Facebook that a feral cat gave birth to 3 kittens in her barn. 3 Read more

posted: May 19, 2020.

Remember when we were kids? I know that is getting harder and harder for some of us. But I distinctly remember the depository for all things wonderful I achieved as Read more

posted: May 13, 2020.

A GREAT CONCIERGE Anyone who has ever traveled while on vacation and used a concierge will tell you, a great one is worth his or her weight in gold. A bad Read more

posted: May 01, 2020.

DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS For my money, (no pun intended) the secret to a happy life is deposits and withdrawals. This is not as obvious as the title may appear. While I Read more

posted: Apr. 27, 2020.

  JUST CAUSE In our new quarantined world, many changes are being made. Some are necessary and by mandate. Some are simply common sense. I have learned several things about my ‘coworkers’ Read more

posted: Apr. 20, 2020.

Non Confrontational? I have several clients who do everything they can to avoid conflict at work. They simply don’t like to contradict or correct peers or subordinates. When I speak with Read more

posted: Apr. 13, 2020.

What do you think of when you see this picture? Here’s a hint. I googled the single word “arguing” and clicked “images.” This was the 2nd image that popped up. Read more