Every day we hear of someone who said or did something mean-spirited, cruel or just plain evil. Our natural reflex is to feel outrage and anger and to wish for some sort of retribution. This natural reflex is encouraged and promoted by all sorts of nefarious actors online, in the media, and sometimes in our own circle of friends, associates, and family. Here’s a question: How much time spent on noticing and reacting to these situations is rewarded with something worthwhile? Something like justice, positive change, growth, or achievement (however one might define such things these days)? A more pointed question: How much benefit do you derive? Attention and energy are finite qualities. We only have so much on any

I sat in front of my computer, wracking my brain to remember the brilliant idea for a new book title that occurred to me as I was walking the dog yesterday. It was so clever! Guaranteed to draw eyeballs and prompt more than a few curious potential readers to investigate its message. The **BIG** Dream just waiting to be actualized! After a few moments of trying on a variety of words, I sat back and chuckled aloud. “Well, there goes another possibility,” I thought. “It marched across my psyche for a nanosecond, fired my imagination, and then poof!” Reflecting on the slew of inspirational messages I’ve heard for decades, I appreciate their intent and certainly have benefitted from the jolts