Positive post Sunday, November 10, 2019- Week 143. Could you imagine a community without volunteers? I can’t. I don’t believe there is a true understanding or appreciation of how many positions and functions within our communities are held by volunteers and how foundational and critical these volunteers are to the health, sustainability and safety of…
Positive post Sunday, November 3, 2019- Week 142. Did you remember to set your clocks back today, “Fall Back”? When fall (or autumn) arrives and we conclude daylight savings time, I’m always reminded of the value and importance of time. Last Sunday I wrote about time and that although we think we are all…
Positive post Sunday, October 27, 2019- Week 141. My family and close friends who are on Facebook and who have been following my Positive Post Sundays already knew what I was going to post this Sunday, “The Journey to the Board”. You have likely heard the saying, “All good things take time”, or as Father…
Positive post Sunday, October 20, 2019- Week 140. This week I decided to write about parenting. Yes, this is a very broad subject with many experts and endless literature available to research, but I chose a different path. Feeling somewhat empowered as a child, parent of 5 and grandparent of 11 (so far!), I thought…
Positive post Sunday, October 13, 2019- Week 139. Well, we’ve moved into fall with Halloween just around the corner. Yes, Halloween decorations are already up, and I’m sure Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations will start popping up very soon (Actually, Christmas decorations have been out for sale at Lowe’s for over a week). When riding my…
Positive post Sunday, October 6, 2019- Week 138. When was the last time you attended your high school reunion? Well, thanks to the planning lead by Joe Nocella, this past Friday I had the opportunity to catch up with roughly 25 classmates from Saint Francis High School Class of ‘79, our 40th class reunion. A…
Positive post Sunday, September 29, 2019- Week 137. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “do things for the right reasons”, or more specifically, “do the right things for the right reasons”. We all make choices and decisions every day of our lives, some seemingly more important than others. However, we don’t always know, or anticipate,…
Positive post Sunday, September 22, 2019…. Week 136. Last week I wrote about getting back in the game, and this week I’m continuing with that theme in a more personal and direct way. 13 years ago, after feeling sick with a fever and low energy for several weeks, I received devastating news. I had an…
Positive post Sunday, September 15, 2019- Week 135. You have likely seen the movie Top Gun where Maverick (Tom Cruise) was having trouble reengaging the enemy in the final dogfight and Merlin frantically yelled at him, “Get back in the game, Maverick!”. This phrase has been used in many diverse ways to encourage or motivate…
Positive post Sunday, September 8, 2019- Week 134. Last week I wrote about “life management’ and how in today’s world where just about anything is only a click away, we are easily distracted and entertained, which makes it very difficult to manage our time wisely. Well, I thought I would expand on this and write…