“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 …
“Sir, do you see that big building through your car window?” The man answered, “Sure I do!” “Well”, the young man continued, “that’s the Empire State Building. Just keep your eyes on that building as you drive your car and you’ll be there in no time.” Did You Ever Get Lost on Your Way to the Empire State …
“Everybody’s talking at me. I don’t hear a word their saying. Only the echoes of my mind. People stopping, staring. I can’t see their faces. Only the shadows of their eyes” Harry Nilsson, Everybody’s Talkin’ (1969) 2017 has been a year unlike any other in recent memory. Lots of fear, anxiety, and divisiveness seem to permeate the airwaves and our …
“You gotta have a dream, if you don’t have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true?” Happy Talk, from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, South Pacific (1949) This New Year’s Day, I found myself running on the Jersey Shore Boardwalk, something I have been doing for many, many years although truth be …
“Your vision will become clear when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” Carl Jung Preface As a professional coach, I have found that my clients will often achieve their best outcomes when we focus our sessions on what I call the 4 C’s of effective coaching — i.e., when …
Like many of you, I think I watched every Charlie Brown TV special and read as many of the Peanuts comic strips I could get my hands on as a young boy growing up in Northern New Jersey. We had our favorite characters for sure – Lucy Van Pelt, Linus, Pig-Pen, Schroeder, and Peppermint Patty. …
