Give Someone a Break

In Stephen Covey’s famous book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the following story is told: I remember a mini-paradigm shift I experienced one Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly – some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, … More Give Someone a Break

Sobbing with the Son

What makes me cry? Well, I do weep at certain weddings and funerals. I also tear up when I am about to leave my wife for an extended period of time. My eyes get moist when I see my children prospering — athletically, academically, professionally, or spiritually, and I have a tendency to lose it on Sunday mornings when … More Sobbing with the Son