Category Archives: mentoring

Finding My purpose

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Kirk

It took me a while to figure out what my purpose in life is. I was standing behind home plate, umpiring a high school softball game, and I kept seeing one of the coaches repeatedly belittle his players. I could … Continue reading →

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I See You

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Kirk

It is not enough anymore. We can say we are not racist. We can say we’ve never been racist. We can say we support the fight against racism. All of these things may be tru, but it is still not … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward…

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Kirk

I chose a career later in life than many, but once it finally occurred to me, I knew I was made to be a teacher. Math was always my favorite in school and I had some good luck tutoring in … Continue reading →

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Do Good things

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Kirk

I was thinking about the long list of “great things” I want to do and wondering what direction I could take that would lead me in the right direction. I mentioned to my wife that, with the my unexpected career … Continue reading →

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Sunday Is Coming

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Kirk

Silent Saturday. I don’t think I had heard the term before, but it is an apt one. Often referred to as Holy Saturday or Easter Vigil, the day caught between Good Friday and Easter Sunday doesn’t often get much attention. … Continue reading →

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Staying Positive

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Kirk

Being surrounded by so much bad news, so much illness, so much restriction on our daily activities, it becomes really difficult to maintain the positivity that we need for our own sanity. Last week I gave some tips on Beating … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Kirk

I have an apple tree in my yard that doesn’t seem to be doing very well. I planted it three years ago. In the second year we got a couple of apples (or the birds did). Last year we had … Continue reading →

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It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity…

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Kirk

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I heard this phrase more often than I could count. Every summer it would get hot (upper 90s) and people would complain, but it was the high humidity (ofter around 100%) that actually … Continue reading →

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Beating Anxiety

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Kirk

Whether you have been managing anxiety for years, or have just joined those of us who have been, I want to encourage you that it is manageable. There are things we can do that help. There are things that make … Continue reading →

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My New About Page

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Kirk

Every few years I seem to reinvent my blog. I am sharing my new ‘About’ page to introduce my (not so) new direction. Truth be told, I’ve been leaning this way for a while, but it’s time to step it … Continue reading →

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