Posted on May 6, 2014
A is for Art: Find your Art. Creativity should not be defined by if you paint, draw, sculpt, or write poetry. It is what you do, what you create. If you are really good at organizing a vacation, then that is your art.
Posted on February 10, 2014
We are often faced with many challenges. I would like to dare to say that every day is a challenge and a learning experience. Many times, a challenge is an opportunity for growth, though depending on the challenge, at the moment it may not always feel that way. Having a positive outlook will definitely help […]
Posted on January 17, 2014
In the not too distant past, say the early 1600s, an educated person could know just about all there was to know, or all that was known. There weren’t many educated men, and almost no educated women, in those times. Lecture classes in college were given in Latin. An educated English person spoke at the […]
Posted on January 10, 2014
A Guest blog by HNE’s Marketing & Communications Manager Joseph Kane: I would like to share a story from the Springfield Republican by my colleague at Baystate Health, Pat Gagnon:= viewpoint more than four walls define a familys home and the story from my childhood that it inspired: My parents were both college professors, which meant that […]
Posted on October 10, 2013
There’s a Japanese saying: “Fall down seven times, get up eight”. It’s about not giving up, continuing to try, even in the face of repeated failure. The I CHING, the book of divination in Chinese philosophy, sums up this mind-set in the words “Perseverance furthers!” I’ve had a lot of failure in my life. A […]
Posted on September 4, 2013
Whenever I’m faced with something I’ve never done before, or something that seems impossibly difficult and I’m tempted to say “I Can’t do that”, I am reminded of a World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot by the name of Douglas Bader. By all accounts, he was something of an “enfant terrible” during his […]
Posted on August 2, 2013
As a writer, I’m a collector of quotes. I collect them the way other people collect baseball cards or Beanie Babies. Here are some of my recent favorites. These are all in the public domain. Do you see a theme? A progression? Enjoy! We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend […]
Posted on July 29, 2013
My sister-in-law lost her battle with cancer yesterday. She was only 56 and she fought for her life every step of the way for the past eight months, but it was a battle she could not win. As a family, we were fortunate that we had time: time to say things we should have said […]
Posted on July 23, 2013
I’m a huge sports fan of mostly collegiate level sports. I’ve always thought that college athletics brought out the best in a student – in order to compete at the college level, you need to be athletically gifted for sure, but there is an implied emphasis on improving your skills and techniques as you mature […]
Posted on July 3, 2013
Yesterday, my son and daughter in law welcomed the arrival of their second son, Daniel, and our fourth grandchild. Whenever I think about my eldest son Geoff being a father, I laugh to myself because I remember him vowing to never have children. The pride we feel when we see him with his first son […]