The Value of Salt

The Value of Salt

What would French fries taste like without salt? Hard to imagine, isn’t it?  Salt has been around for a long time.  Archeologists found a 6,400-year-old city that was entirely built around salt production near the Black Sea in what is today Bulgaria. And...
Awaken to a Sense of Your Duty

Awaken to a Sense of Your Duty

When was the last time you applied for a new job? I always find the process a little daunting. Job descriptions. Required qualifications. Essential duties. I’m measuring my skill set against a standard. I’m wondering if I measure up. Spiritually, there is a standard...
Whatcha Workin’ For?

Whatcha Workin’ For?

At the age of twenty-two, I was fresh out of college with a business degree. And like most recent college graduates, I needed a job.  I thought about my close college friends who had pursued several internships, worked as assistants to get their foot in the door...
Why Am I Shouting at People?

Why Am I Shouting at People?

Today’s article is another installment in Brother P.’s column, “Lessons From the Nursing Home.” In the nursing home, I frequently find myself needing to work with someone who does not hear well.  Good thing for me that I have a big mouth...
The Identity Game

The Identity Game

It was a late flight home back to Atlanta from a weeklong training somewhere in the Midwest. I was relaxing in my airline seat (pre-pandemic) watching people board the plane.  I glanced across the aisle. The couple sitting across from me were reading a newsletter...
Keep Smiling Under Your Mask

Keep Smiling Under Your Mask

Is anyone else still trying to smile at people through their mask? It has been a full year and I still can’t help myself.  When I walk into the grocery store, I say hello and smile at the greeter. When I sneak past someone in one of the aisles, I smile and say...