I’m all set to turn 40 this Thursday. It has made me think about some important numbers in my life. So here’s to the second half and the hopeful feeling that I’m just getting warmed up.

The notion that we will get stuff wrong and grow from it seems to be slipping away. All I know is with 365 days in a year no one will get everything right. Maybe we should be easier on ourselves and those around us.

Figuring out a way to live life knowing some moments and people will disappear is a tricky process, but one we must try to figure out.

It’s impossible to make every day count, yet we get this advice from many people. When we should be telling each other, stop trying to make every day count, and life will get a whole lot better.

The notion some people are better than others moves through our culture, and it’s a concept that doesn’t capture what’s really going on.

Sometimes the correct path is a shortcut, but most of the time, the correct way to go is a long way! I pass this lesson on to my little girls this week.

A visit to my father’s grave while back home reminded me of where I am from, and who I have become.

Just maybe we need people turning down the temperature not hearing everything up!