How to Engage with an Introvert

How to Engage with an Introvert

A couple years out of graduate school, I worked in a large office building down town in a medium sized city. Being in an intermediate job position with entry level experience, I felt intimidated working with much more seasoned employees who had been with the...
What’s Worth More than Money?

What’s Worth More than Money?

A couple weeks ago, my significant other accepted a job at a company that offered him every one of the non-monetary benefits he had been asking his current company to offer him for the last three years. He was the second person that day to give his notice and the...
Accepting Technology

Accepting Technology

We are in a post pandemic state. Everything has mostly returned to normal; I no longer carry a stash of masks around, I don’t get tested every time I cough, and, sadly, the days of no rush hour traffic are long gone, but there is one thing from pandemic times that...
Another Trip Around the Sun

Another Trip Around the Sun

Just as January marks a new year, so does February for me. It’s my birthday month. The month that reminds me I am another year older. I have always been a big believer in birthday celebrations and acknowledgements, but for the past several years, it has become...
An Optimistic End to Summer

An Optimistic End to Summer

Here we are once again. It’s still warm, but it’s getting dark a little earlier. I have observed (and tried to ignore) a few red and orange leaves creeping into the trees on my daily walks. The store shelves are stocked with back to school supplies that, when I pass...
An Optimistic End to Summer

Perspective of a Traveler During COVID-19

Traveling is one of my favorite things. Particularly visiting other countries which, on a side note, I have greatly missed being able to do over the past year. When I visit foreign places, I like to truly experience them as they are in real life, not as tourists do,...