Giving Your Time

Giving Your Time

There was a Jewish man that was living a financially successful life. He wrote a popular sports column and also wrote books about sports figures. One day he was doing a book signing and saw a Jewish Rabbi at the end of the line. When he got to the end, the writer...
Just Breathe

Just Breathe

I’ve always been a runner; I love it. The length of my run is dependent upon the rhythm of my breathing, and if I’m not breathing correctly, then I’m likely not going to get very far. Running is therapeutic for me because I am so focused on my next...
That doesn’t make any sense.

That doesn’t make any sense.

I am a math teacher for high school students, and I recently went to a training for ACT preparation. I went to a session that was all about high-performing math students’ thought processes and the patterns they used to solve problems. A huge pattern in high-achieving...
Feeling Like Christmas

Feeling Like Christmas

My heart hurts when I hear, “It just doesn’t feel like Christmas.” I get it; honestly, I do! But then again, I have to ask, “really?” How can that be? What does Christmas “feel” like anyway? The Christmas season, as celebrated...
Rest

Rest

It is 2:00 AM, and the house is quiet; everyone is asleep except me. This has been an ongoing theme for the last six months. I was running on three to four hours of sleep each night. I was mentally and physically exhausted and ready to drop. I have been coming out of...