Author Archives: Marc Casciani

It’s a snowy winter morning, and you’re commuting into town listening to the radio. The news reports that “Only essential government personnel need to report to work. All nonessential employees are to stay home.” What goes through your mind? If you’re like me, you say to yourself, “Well, if someone is nonessential, then why wouldContinueContinue reading “You Are Essential”

What do you do with the small things in life? Do you handle them with care? Are you a good steward of them even when no one is looking? Do you think of them as incremental building blocks of the future? The answers to these questions reveal your character. Whoever can be trusted with veryContinueContinue reading “Small Things”

People don’t care what you know until they know that you care. You can be the smartest person in the room, but it doesn’t matter until that opportunity to show genuine empathy. That moment to connect on a meaningful level. True connection that reveals your humanity, not some superficial Facebook-level connection. Such intuitive awareness ofContinueContinue reading “Other Peoples’ Shoes”

Good ideas inspire. Bad ideas tempt. They coexist in your mind and battle daily for control. You get to choose which thoughts to dwell on. You always have a way out when tempted. It may be hard, painful or embarrassing, but it’s there. To take this escape route, you need to see and follow theContinueContinue reading “Inspiration and Temptation”

Until this weekend, this looked like a weed. And every weekend since Spring, I thought about pulling it. Boy am I glad I didn’t. Look how beautiful it is. Unbeknownst to me, it was designed to be beautiful. It was created to be a thing a beauty. To see that, patience was required. Long afterContinueContinue reading “Everything is Made Beautiful for it’s Own Time”

Imagine a place where nobody throws stones. Where everything said or done is to build up, not break down. To help, not hurt. To support, not accuse. Where there is no gossip. No making fun of others. No harmful words that cut like a knife. Where there’s no pointing fingers. No getting even. No eyeContinueContinue reading “Throwing Stones”

Have you ever wondered why dogs are able to love unconditionally? Why it comes so natural to them? How they are able to quickly put the past behind and live in the present? They understand their purpose is to love you. They are singularly focused on that. Period. Bad things can happen, but they justContinueContinue reading “Unconditional Love”

I’m an ex-football player and coach. My position was running back. What’s the most important attribute of a good running back? Their eyes. Their vision. How they see the field, i.e. what’s developing in front of them, which enables them to read and react. As with being a good running back, being a good personContinueContinue reading “More Eyes & Ears, Less Mouth”

Do you have a teachable spirit? Are you capable of being taught? Are you secure enough to admit you don’t know something? Or, do you think and act like you know it all? Do you always have to be right? If you sit back and reflect on moments of relational peace and strife, you’ll probablyContinueContinue reading “Pride Leads to Arguments”

We’re always comparing. There are daily battles in our minds over stuff we want versus stuff we have. Things that others possess, but we don’t. The greater success someone else has that should be ours. On one side is envy.  The other gratitude. What wins your battles? You’re in control. What determines the outcomes isContinueContinue reading “Envy vs. Gratitude”