“Friends are the angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly“. Jack Canfield, best-selling author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” One of the great blessings of being involved with several faith-based groups are the wonderful people you get to share your life and fellowship with and …
HANDS CAN HEAL – A SPIRITUAL REFLECTION Sit here right next to me. And don’t say a word. That’s all I want from you. No nothing more. Sit here right next to me. And don’t say a word. That’s all I want from you, all I want from you. Hold my hand. Hold my hand. Hold my hand. Lyrics from the song Hold …
SMART Goals Goal setting is one of the most important components of any coaching engagement. At Kirnan Coaching Associates, LLC, we encourage our clients to adopt SMART Goals in any aspect of their life and/or career they are seeking to change. Every SMART Goal that a client commits to should meet the following criteria — i.e., be: S – Specific M – Measurable A – …
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Man never is, but always to be blest. The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home. Rests and expatiates in a life to come.” An Essay on Man – Epistle 1, The English Poet, Alexander Pope (1733) 2017 — Was It Really a Tale of Two Cities? 2017 will undoubtedly …
“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me”, Matthew 25:35 “Treat them with loving care for you will only know how much they have meant to you when you see their empty chair”, The Empty Chair Strangers in Our …
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Quote from Matthew 11: …
Yesterday, we had our Annual Retreat at St. Anne’s Church in Lawrenceville, NJ for the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team at Catholic Charities. We spent most of our day focused on how we can better recruit, train, and develop our most precious resource of all — the human capital that is embodied in our …
Yesterday, I did something that I have sorely missed these past 2 months – getting back on my speed bike. I think I am starting to realize how easy it is to take for granted some of the great gifts and talents we’ve been given until an injury or an illness takes them away. And, …
“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” Matthew 15: 14 As I was taking my daily walk on the Spring Lake boardwalk several days ago, I couldn’t stop thinking about this memorable scripture reading from Matthew’s Gospel that I had …
Way back in January 1987, then Vice President George H. W. Bush was contemplating a run for President to succeed Ronald Reagan. Time magazine ran a cover story that month entitled “Where is the Real George Bush?” The article included an anecdote from one of Bush’s senior advisors who when discussing the upcoming campaign, made a suggestion …
