So I walked into the meeting with a preconceived notion of how everyone was going to react.  I wasn’t happy to be there in the first place. Why were we even having this meeting?  And who scheduled it at this time anyway?  Surely no one wanted to be here like…

How happy are you today? I mean, how happy are you today – really? Joy is something that eludes me often.  I get caught up in the weight of the world – you know, North Korea, school shootings, new road construction, increasingly bad traffic on my commute, all proven “joy…

We recently had some vacation time where we spent a week in Central Florida with my wife’s parents.  This is ALWAYS a great time, because her Mom and Dad not only live in the Sunshine State, but they also have a pool that is heated, and screened in. We usually…