The True Measure of Success I read an amazing quote today. “We need to do everything we can to preserve these beautiful animals – they are not trophies. If you think they are, you’ve obviously never won a real trophy.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) on elephants. I didn’t see any elephants when I went…
This weekend I visited my best friend for Easter. It’s one of the last times I’ll see them for a while since we’re moving to New York. While there, I asked my friend’s nine-year-old daughter a question that brought home to me why kindness matters. Me: Sarah, do you want to come to New York…
Communicate with Kindness to Improve The World Kindness in language has been on my mind recently. Certain phrases and idiomatic expressions in languages are violent and horrifying. We communicate and use them and likely don’t give them a second thought. They are just things we say, but I have found them increasingly worrisome, especially in this…
At one point, in my early 20s, I was down to my last few dollars. I had graduated from college, (with all of the attendant student loans and debt), and I moved to Washington DC with literally $23 in my pocket. I had found a basement to live in but had no idea how I…
This is my new friend, Joyce. I met her this evening. As I was pulling out of the Greenbelt Library parking lot, I saw Joyce pulling out. More importantly, I heard Joyce pulling out. Her tire was making the telltale “wub wub wub” sound of being completely flat. “Ma’am,” I called out. “I think your…