“We will get there, heaven knows how we will get there. We know we will. It will be hard we know, and the road will be muddy and rough, but we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there. We know we will”. Title song from the album Woyaya by the Ghanaian-Afro Pop band Osibisa (1971) and later performed by Art …
“Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore“, the character Dorothy Gale from the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) Career and Life Transitions and Getting Back to Your Version of Kansas Growing up as a young boy I can fondly remember sitting down once a year with my parents and siblings to …
“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: …
“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 …
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. …
Some Reflections on What I Learned in 2015 I am sure many of us find ourselves feeling energized this week as we begin another new year, having had time during the Holidays to reflect on our personal and professional accomplishments over the past year. This process of intense self-reflection is in many ways akin to …
Last week, I had just finished swimming my laps at our town pool when two young beach attendants — Li and Caitlyn, both of whom are getting ready to start the 10th grade – called over to me and said “Hey, Mr. Jack, are you good at Math”? As I walked towards them, I said, …
