On August 15th @ 11:47pm my mom took her last breath and passed two days shy of her 91st birthday. You only get one mother, so this is the First, and last time, that I will experience her death. My younger siblings, Greg and Lynn were at her bedside with me when she passed at […]

Three years ago, I had a trip booked to visit Machu Picchu in Peru that had to be disappointedly canceled due to civil unrest in the country. It was always on my list of places I wanted to visit before I passed. I had people who had visited say that they were brought to tears

This past week was one for the memory books. I had the joy of taking my two grandchildren, Luke (6) and Jack (4), to their very first professional sports games — a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game and a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game. The above picture is of Jack’s hand drawn sign announcing this milestone, which

I went to the Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day game yesterday. It was my wife’s First opening game that she had ever attended. My wife is in the red Phillies tee shirt on the right. She is a born and raised Indiana Hoosier, but has adopted the Philadelphia teams after living here for over 35 years.

I signed up last week for membership in the South Jersey Camera Club, to pursue my interest, and gain knowledge in taking photos. I was also taking some advice from the Netflix special “Final Last Words” from the actor Eric Dane, in “Finding Love” in my passion, purpose and joy of photography. I had submitted

It has been over a year since my last blog post. Last time I left you I was sitting on a pile of rocks at 14,000 feet above sea level on the Quandary Peak Trail outside of Breckenridge Colorado. It was my first 14ker!  Much has happened in the last year and a few months.

Sitting on a pile of rocks at 14,000 feet above sea level on the Quandary Peak Trail outside of Breckenridge Colorado – I am questioning myself. This is my first 14ker!  I’m wondering what I am doing.  I’m a little over 200 feet from the summit that is within view.  My aged worn torn legs

There’s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most. Before you know it you will be asking, “How did it get so late so soon?” Perhaps you can already relate. So, take time to reflect. Take time to realize what you want

Looking Back today on 2020… why? In thinking about what to write about today I found myself struggling with today and started to look back. I picked up my book A Leap Year of Firsts to see where I was at one of the most challenging times of my life, four years prior, during a

I was asked to be a part of a panel discussion on People, Talent & Culture for the Legacy Treatment Services organization this week.  For more than 150 years Legacy Treatment Services – NJ Mental & Behavioral Health Service has been providing clinical interventions and changing the behavioral health and social service outcomes for individuals