Free to Fly
I’m humbled for you allowing my little stories into your world. As Annie Erauax – awarded the 2022 Nobel prize in Literature said – “To write is to fight forgetting.”
May we all be part of that better tomorrow!
Thank you!


I’m humbled for you allowing my little stories into your world. As Annie Erauax – awarded the 2022 Nobel prize in Literature said – “To write is to fight forgetting.”
May we all be part of that better tomorrow!
Thank you!

Why is it that leaders find it so difficult to make changes in their organizations? After years of conducting a couple-hundred-or-so operations reviews, I believe it starts when we try to make changes from the top down. We seldom ask our customers or our own employees who serve customers, and when we do, real change is never…

The decision to aggressively fight any legal investigation and associated charges has, in part, led to a one million (50%) drop in membership. They eventually came out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with a $2.4 billion fund to support over 80,000 suffering from a lifetime of psychological trauma: enduring the unendurable.
“Another one gone.” That was the response from a fellow musician upon learning that, Vaughn, my friend and former band-mate from the ‘60s, had passed away. The ‘60s? Say what!? Musically, for those of us who were teenagers, it was the time of our lives… everything was possible! Led by the Beatles’ music, the British…
As we complain about everyone, the weather, politics, etc, it becomes surprisingly easy to become cynical – despite how justified we feel.“A mean spirit is first a caller, then a guest, then the master.” – Anonymous “Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” – Mark Twain I have a friend who argued with someone…

“I have a friend I’ve never seen He hides his head inside a dream” – Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young Maybe I should start with how our friendship started back in the ‘70s, but to be current, I’ll talk about how it ended. Brian was an “anti-vax” and anti-masker” who believed…
My family was celebrating my birthday at a fancy, French restaurant. In the corner, was a pianist – an elderly gent – dressed in a tuxedo and weaving his way, non-stop, through a varied selection of show tunes and contemporary classics. Afterwards, he joined us at our table, where we marvelled at his mastery of music. He told us many people have…