"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
Unless you are a high school basketball junkie, you likely haven’t heard of Patrick Behan, who was the head coach at St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC. Pat is a six-foot-eight former college player at Bucknell University who later played professionally overseas.
We’ve all heard the saying that “the dog ate my homework” as an excuse made by a student for not completing their work on time. Recently, a couple in Pittsburgh found that their beloved seven-year-old Goldendoodle, Cecil, consumed something more important than homework.
The expectations about New Year’s Eve seem analogous to expectations about all the resolutions made for the new year. The hype may not necessarily match the reality.
We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than receive. You may not agree if you are stressed out trying to find the perfect gift during the holidays. The normal stresses of daily living are compounded by gift identifying, buying, wrapping, and delivering. If you are questioning whether all this anxiety is worth it, science says that it is.
If you have ever had to get something done but didn’t know where to start, you have probably experienced a paralyzing state of doing nothing. Nothing except being increasingly worried that a deadline is approaching and you’re not making any progress.
Recently, 60 Minutes ran a segment on a special camp for Ukrainian widows and their children whose husbands and fathers had been killed in the war. Some of the mothers expressed that “time stopped” and that the children were still waiting for their fathers to come home.