It’s Important to Let a Wound Heal.

Morning Meditation: Revenge My parents were convinced I’d be the only high school graduate still riding a bicycle with training wheels. I really could not master that skill. We lived on farmland in Roxboro, NC and paved driveways were not a thing. Loose gravel, a VERY...

“His Majesty” and Seeking Revenge

Morning Meditation: Revenge I could bank on my phone ringing about 8:30 am 3x a week as a colleague friend of mine was in the middle of a huge mess with a toxic employee. They were trying to figure out how to terminate the staff person because he simply was not doing...

Are They Just Words Or Do We Mean Them?

Morning Meditation: Revenge Unfortunately, unfairness and injustice exist in all facets of life. In fact, today is a day set aside to honor the life of an individual who created a platform to fight injustice and inequality in America. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a...

Empathy Always Changes the Score

Morning Meditation: Empathy It was supposed to be a nice dinner: good people (they all went to the same church), good conversation. No drama. But before the evening could be called a success, an uninvited guest arrived. Her reputation preceded her! She was the town...

The Best First Aid For Bad Relationships

Morning Meditation: Empathy Is empathy. “Why are they acting this way?” That – the willingness to ask that question, to think through the “why” – that is empathy. And it is crucial to the well-being of human relationships. Empathy helps us understand the...