Commencement

Posted by on May 15, 2019 in This was on my mind, Uncategorized | No Comments

Last night, I gave a high school commencement speech. I shared a lot of random advice and I made people laugh. I belong to the brevity and levity school of commencement speaking. I suffered through my high school and college ones. (I showed up late to the second) How many times do I have to […]

On Anxiety

Posted by on Dec 28, 2018 in This was on my mind, Uncategorized | No Comments

Anxiety is a car full of common concerns whose brakes have failed.          The chronically concerned. The worn-out worried. The unceasingly distressed. Millions of people suffer from anxiety and depression and I am one of them.  Like most members of Anxiety Society, I can take some small concern and turn it into a disaster. It doesn’t […]

What 20 is For

Posted by on Nov 19, 2017 in This was on my mind, Uncategorized | No Comments

“You’re 20! If I had 20 back oh, what a mess I’d make. 20 is for you. 20 is for growth. 20 is for the pursuit of a tomorrow that is better than today. 20 is for options. 20 is for passion and knowledge and enjoyment. It is not for continuous compromise. It is not […]