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Painting a brighter world
Earlier this year, professional painter Gerard Donaghy of Northern Ireland posted a message on Facebook looking for buildings that served the community well but needed a little TLC. Donaghy and his wife Danielle run Paintworks NI. What started as a place to train rising painters…
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The Power of a Pivot
It’s July. It’s so hot outside. We know, it’s hard to motivate to do anything in these temps, but we’re checking in. Did you set goals earlier this year to better your life? To help others? How’s it going? Even if you’re not where you…
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Not so different
News and social media like to highlight our differences. Controversy draws viewers. Viewers drive up ratings. Higher ratings and more views mean more money. And sometimes we buy into it without even realizing it. People who don’t look, talk, or act like us – especially…
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Elevating the Lowly Stick
In September 2023, friends Boone Hogg and Logan Jugler were hiking in Utah’s Arches National Park. Jugler casually picked up a small stick that looked like a revolver and started rating its features on a scale of 1 to 10. Hogg recorded Jugler’s playful rant…
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We the People Still Stand
Every year, we Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with parades and flags, picnics and family gatherings, fireworks and pool parties. School’s out and summer feels like it’s just heating up. It’s great fun, but do we all know what we’re really celebrating? As it…
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The surprising antidote to fear and uncertainty
Despite repeated military strikes back and forth between Israel and Iran in the previous ten days, much of the world went to bed on Saturday night hoping peace – presumably in part brokered by the United States – would prevail. But instead they awoke Sunday…
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Fostering Stoop Culture
For decades, New Yorkers used the steps outside their front doors – their stoops – to relax and connect with friends and neighbors. Back in the day, kids played stoop ball in the street while their parents socialized on the steps. People knew each other…
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What dads say they want most on Father’s Day
When my kids were little, they loved making coupons. With clumsy little fingers, they’d cut out small slips of colorful construction paper. They’d carefully decorate each one and write with a crayon: “This coupon is good for… (fill in the blank).” One extra hug a…
