Week 250

Positive post Sunday, December 5, 2021- Week 250.  As we light the next candle on our Advent wreaths and I read my daily Advent reflection from Loyola Press, I thought I’d share a thoughtful and insightful writing by Gretchen Crowder the Director of Campus Ministry at Jesuit Dallas from one of this week’s readings.  It’s…

Week 249

Positive post Sunday, November 28, 2021- Week 249.  I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends.  I continue to be thankful for my Faith, Family and Fitness.  After all the eating over the past few days, I will really need to focus on my Fitness and ride a few extra…

Week 248

Positive post Sunday, November 21, 2021- Week 248.  For this week’s PPS, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, I decided to research my own writing and went back into my PPS archives for the last 3 Sundays before Thanksgiving (Weeks 92, 145 and 196 in years 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively). As you might expect, what I…

Week 247

Positive post Sunday, December 8, 2019- Week 147.  For those of us who have been around for a while, at some point in our careers, or lives, we have likely been told that we need to venture outside of our comfort zone to learn and experience growth.  As well-known author David Cottrell says, “Comfort Zone…

Week 246

Positive post Sunday, November 7, 2021- Week 246.   Good morning!  Did you remember to turn your clock back last night?  If not, you have an extra hour this morning that you didn’t expect to give thanks to the Lord! Thinking about day light savings time reminded me about how precious time is and how…

Week 245

Positive post Sunday, October 31, 2021- Week 245.  Happy “all hallows’ eve” or “all saints’ eve.”!  As we dust off those boxes of costumes in the attic or go online to find new costumes for our little ones as they prepare to go out and Trick or Treat this evening, let’s not forget the origin…

Week 244

Positive post Sunday, October 24, 2021- Week 244.  I’m so blessed to be a part of a leadership team at SoCalGas, an innovative company that values and embraces diversity and leads change.  In our effort to inform and educate our employees, we’ve created an “Agents of Change” interview series featuring interviews with extraordinary guests who…

Week 243

Positive post Sunday, October 17, 2021- Week 243.  I’m sure I’m dating myself, but some of you may remember the old Smith Barney commercials.  The ones that noted the importance of hard work and making money the old-fashioned way, by EARNING it!  I was reminded of these commercials when I read the September 26th edition…

Week 242

Positive post Sunday, October 10, 2021- Week 242.  Wellness helps prevent Illness.  While on one of our Sunday morning walks, Michele Lomen Rendler and I saw the sign below in the front yard of one of our neighbor’s homes.  And coincidentally a few weeks ago, Fontello Allen, a high school brother of mine posted it…

Week 241

Positive post Sunday, October 3, 2021- Week 241.  Have you ever been blessed to receive a second chance on life?  I have, in fact, I’ve had a 3rd chance as well.  Although difficult and emotional to write about, I do so in hopes that the learnings from my experiences may have a positive impact on…