Dozer and Honey Casciani Dogs are pack animals by nature. A pack is a group of animals that live together to thrive and survive. In dog packs, there is always an alpha dog that is considered the top of the pack. The pack looks to that individual member for leadership, structure, and protection. Dogs areContinue reading "One Another"

Life is pretty simple when you think about it. We tend to make it complex. It’s about our choices. We choose to “do” or “do not”. It’s a string of 1’s and 0’s. In general, a binary system is any system that allows only two choices. Life is a binary system. The string of 1’s andContinue reading "Life is a Binary System"

Good things happen when we’re patient, but only if we remain active. What? Active patience? That’s an oxymoron. Not an “empty” active where you’re just doing things to stay busy. Rather, an “intentional” active where you’re meaningfully serving others. Carve out daily quiet time for yourself to reflect on who and how you can serve.Continue reading "Active Patience"

Everybody everywhere was born to do something. The first challenge is believing that statement. The second challenge is understanding what it means. The third challenge is fulfilling it. "What should I do with my life?" is the question to which we all want an answer. Here's a hint to finding the answer: it's not aboutContinue reading "An Invitation"

As I walked out of the Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame banquet last evening, I noticed something painted on the wall as I exited the cafeteria. It was something I had never noticed before, a quote from Mister Rogers. There are three ways to ultimate success:The first way is to be kind.The second way isContinue reading "Ultimate Success"

The Moses is a sculpture by the Italian Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. How did the word "retirement" creep into America's culture? The dictionary defines it as the action of leaving one's job and ceasing to work. Leaving one's job, ok, that is not tooContinue reading "Retirement"

Humility is the fulcrum of a virtuous and civil society. At the far left is envy. At the far right is pride. Envy produces feelings of discontentment or resentfulness where one longs for someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. Pride produces feelings of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, qualities, or possessionsContinue reading "The Better Angels of Our Nature"

Response attributed to Benjamin Franklin at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation. In America, we have the right to a free country, but we may not always have the ability to maintain it. It depends on who lives here, whatContinue reading "Right vs. Ability"