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What Prevents Culture from Quietly Decaying?
A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters… A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot. ROBERTH HEINLEIN When Robert wrote this, I don’t think he was romanticizing politeness for politeness’ sake. He was describing something much more insidious —…
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Finding Balance Between Empathy and Structure as You Lead
I LOVE Law & Order. Not just the courtroom drama or the signature dun dun, but the way every episode reveals what happens when systems and people collide — when order meets chaos, and justice depends on who’s leading the charge. It makes perfect sense that I’d be drawn to stories like this. I’ve built…
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What it is to be Human…
Judge not. Assume nothing. We don’t really know what is going on about any situation in someone’s life. On top of which sometimes that person is already giving themselves a hard time. I am finally learning and understanding to be gentle with me. Lord knows how often I feel negative and act on those negative…

