Civil Discourse and the Edge of Speech

OpenAI wouldn’t even create a prompt based on this post. What do we do when we can’t talk to each other anymore? Where will we land? What will happen to us?

My Stetson is Wrinkled

I didn’t feel like writing the blog today. I sat down, had some coffee, pulled up the chair and I had nothing and everything there at the same time. Do you know what I mean? I had NOTHING and everything. Everything being too much of the nonsense and craziness of the world we live in. […]

The Fallen Leader

I meant to write last week but I was upset about the departure of a good friend and colleague from work. The past few weeks have been extremely stressful and difficult. I read through some notes, books, highlights, snippets. I went to visit family in the cemetery, which helps me center myself. This time none […]

Parents & Children: Sacrifice, Love, and Complexity

In recent years, I’ve watched and read anime stories with my children. Most recently, I watched the show Dororo centered around a character named Hyakkimaru who is on a quest to regain all the parts of his body which had been sacrificed by his father to demons at his birth. The story of Dororo delves into profound […]

Pulling Threads of Light – Reflection on RLF

The last Rising Leadership Forum (RLF) session I attended drove me to think about the journey inward.  I reflected on the lessons, sessions and the people as I watched them. Standing at the edge of a journey towards the unknown. It takes courage to strip down in front of a mirror and look at yourself. It takes […]