Positive post Sunday, February 21, 2021- Week 209. My thoughtful and creative niece, Jessica Chaney, spent this past year walking through memory lane with my mom. She asked her 45 questions ranging from, “What is one of your fondest childhood memories?” to “Are you more like your father or your mother? In what ways?” to…
Positive post Sunday, February 14, 2021- Week 208. I love it when my favorite authors and bloggers come together. I have shared blogs from Shane Parrish’s Farman Street Brain Food, a weekly newsletter full of timeless ideas and insights for life and business. The January 31st edition (here’s the link: Brain Food: Attracting Luck, The…
Positive post Sunday, February 7, 2021- Week 207. We’ve all heard the saying, nothing ventured nothing gained. When we venture outside our comfort zone we often grow and gain new skills and perspective. And yes, sometimes we make mistakes and even fail. As the late and highly successful University of Alabama head football coach Paul…
Positive post Sunday, January 31, 2021- Week 206. In my week 125 Positive post on Sunday, July 7, 2019 and in my week 175 Positive post Sunday on June 28, 2020, I referenced one of my favorite saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Your actions speak so loud, I cannot hear what you are saying.” My…
Positive post Sunday, January 24, 2021- Week 205. Over the past few years, I’ve shared a few articles from one of my favorite monthly reads Granted, by Adam Grant, a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and author. Grant will be releasing a very timely new book on February 2nd…
Positive post Sunday, January 17, 2021- Week 204. You’ve all likely heard the statement, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Well, I have a slight twist to that statement, “Don’t judge a box of cards by its cover”. This past Christmas I got each of my kids what may seem like a simple box…
Positive post Sunday, January 10, 2021- Week 203. We’re over a week into the new year, a time when some of us finally get around to thinking about setting New Year’s resolutions while others have already set them and in some cases already deviated from them. Yes, there’s that one common resolution we hear (or…
Positive post Sunday, January 3, 2021- Week 202. Happy New Year! I can’t think of a better way to start 2021 than with a prayer. Especially one that focuses on family, peace and eternal life. All of which are very important to me and a foundational part of my faith and life. My FAMILY has…
Positive post Sunday, December 27, 2020- Week 201. I’ve given a great deal of thought to what I would write for my final PPS of 2020. It would be the understatement of the year to say we all faced many challenges this year. Living through a pandemic, losing loved ones and managing through injuries to…
Positive post Sunday, December 20, 2020- Week 200. Today is a milestone, my 200th straight PPS (with help from family members during the early stages of my recovery from my accident). I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to recognize my wife Michele for her service to the students, teachers, staff and…