INFORMED INCISIONS

Thirty years ago, I bought a chef’s knife in Toledo, Spain. The town has been famous for centuries for the fine work of its cutlery craftsmen and the quality of the steel used in its blades. In the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Morgan Freeman portrays Azeem,...

LIVING A PREPARED LIFE

Some of the jeopardy we experience in life happens because we did not take the time to prepare. I do a few things to reduce risk that might seem over the top to an unprepared person until a situation appears and they are left without viable options. This is not just a...

HEALING IN THE AFTERMATH OF DESTRUCTION

The cultural tornado of the last two years is passing by leaving in its wake a path of destruction. Restrictions are beginning to lift. While it may appear we are entering “the peace after the storm” phase, it will be a false peace. The same spirits that created the...

FLIPPING THE SWITCH

Every one of us has certain switches that once flipped will change the direction of our life. Some of these switches are instinctive, others are the result of training. I once read a story of a mother whose child was being crushed under a vehicle. The mother in a...

DRAWING LINES

I began writing this word a few weeks ago but did not have the final content until this morning. The word was parked away in my writing file until an image came that gave the word its intended content. The word is about drawing lines in the sands of life. We all draw...