Dear Reader, Children have an uncanny ability to keep scores. They are used to play, remember goals, hits and tokens. They also tend to remember missed promises and broken vows for like… ETERNITY! A child knows if you are trustworthy… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, I’ve already written about one aspect of caring (see my post Intensive care unit), but there is another one close to my heart and that I feel is often underrated. In many simple conversations or even in writing we… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, Saturday I was visiting a nice little pond near my house, its name translates literally to “Frogs’ Lake”. Here is a photograph: While my kids were playing constructing some fortification with branches and I was sitting on a bench… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, In one of my previous posts (Here the link) I reasoned about the abundance of details that can bring greatness to a piece of work. What I did not write is a more actionable aspect: what can I… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, Very often these days I see people operating in what I call “subtraction mode”: “For me to have more, you need to have less.” The “more” to be had is whatever more you may imagine (money, freedom, rights,… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, It is often said that “the Devil’s in the details”, meaning that what can betray you lies in the smallest detail, the one you forgot to take care of. Well, I see two problems with that definition. The… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, Yesterday I was driving and, while performing a tight curve, an item fell from my dashboard. Suddenly I got angry, but with enough presence to remind me that losing temper while driving can be a dangerous habit, so… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, Can someone write a blog post in less than five minutes? Maybe yes, maybe not. Can you (insert seemingly impossible task here)? Maybe yes, maybe not. There is the temptation just to say “No” when the choice is… Continue Reading →