I read with interest the New York Times best selling book, How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. Dr. Groopman suggests...

Where has my thankfulness for the simple gifts of life gone? Where is my childlike gratitude? As I have “matured”,...

I love to laugh. I don't do it enough because I take myself too seriously. Lighten up, Bob!The first chapter of the...

I was curious how a father from our church motivated his teenaged children to mow lawns and do errands for an elderly neighbor....

In the emergency department, I had to constantly discipline myself to be alert for the most critical problem rather than the...

"Make wise choices this weekend!" are my daughter's words to her high school students each Friday as they leave...

The tension was palpable. The soccer game was tied 1-1 and exhausted players pushed on into the second overtime. I turned to...

At times I enjoy perusing antique shops, looking for old books. I've come to realize that the worth of each object is not...

Discouragement comes so quickly to me. Looking at the sad state of world affairs makes me wonder, “Is there any...

Recent golf lessons have not caused anyone to mistake me for Tiger Woods. Watching golf tournaments on television and reading...

I just returned from an afternoon walk in the woods near my office. The cobwebs in my brain were cleared by an encounter with...

Visiting her basement gallery brought gasps of delight from my wife, Pamela. The pieces of collage art were a unique...

Six inches shorter than my twin sister! As typical boy-girl development would have it, my twin sister grew taller first. I was...

Athletic competition can bring great delight to my heart. A football game won in the last seconds or a round of golf decided on...

Do you remember the story of the Cherokee Indian walking down 5th Avenue in Manhattan with a New York businessman? Suddenly the...

While his wife shopped at the mall, an endocrinologist sat in a coffee shop gazing at the passersby. He "diagnosed"...

Alone in the woods! Darkness enveloped me, in spite of the camp fire. Escalating fear gripped my heart as unfamiliar noises...

I walked into the fitness center, reached for the remote control to the television and found it broken. Frustration gripped me....

"I assist people of means in wealth management" -- certainly a noble profession. However, this breakfast conversation...

Overeating. I know the "I wish I hadn't done that" feeling that accompanies the too-full sensation after a buffet...