Monthly Archives: July 2011
Be Careful…there is a point of no return and we may have crossed it
Be careful with your thoughts because they turn into words Be careful with your words because they turn into actions Be careful with your actions because they turn into habits Be careful with your habits because they become your character … Continue reading
A Physically Painful Thursday Night in DC: Dinner with a Classmate and watching Our Government Implode
I took this picture and then…. I have spent most of the day in some bad physical pain. Last night while walking around the National Mall taking pictures I hurt myself. I was walking from the Washington Monument toward the … Continue reading
Filed under History, philosophy, Politics, shipmates and veterans
Meditations on a Wednesday Night in Washington DC
I was reflective tonight and thinking about all of those great men and women who sacrificed so much to the sake of this land and also the world as I walked the capitol late this evening. As I saw the … Continue reading
Filed under faith, History, leadership, philosophy, Politics
A Tuesday in DC: Lunch with a Dear Friend and a Night walk through the Monuments
Today was another good day, in fact really good day at the conference I am attending with the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health. At lunch I was able to spend some time with my former commanding officer at … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, Military, philosophy, Politics, remembering friends
Thoughts from a Sunday Night in DC: I had better Accommodations in Iraq
Today was one of those days that was well “just one of those days.” I am in Washington DC this week for a conference at the George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health. I am looking forward to the … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
Remembering the Men of the Negro Leagues: Carl Long Appreciation Day
Carl Long Night: L-R James “Spot”King, Hubert “Big Daddy”Wooten, Dennis “Bose”Biddle and Carl Long at Historical Grainger Stadium Friday I had the privilege of being invited to spend a portion of the day a number of former Negro League players, … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, History, philosophy, Politics
The Tapestry of Life: How PTSD and Combat Stress is a Part of Who and What We Are
I have been dealing with the effects of Post Traumatic Stress over 3 ½ years. In that time I have had my struggles going ranging from falling into the abyss to a measure of recovery and occasional relapses. It has … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Military, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD, Religion, star trek, Tour in Iraq
One Small Step for Man…One Giant Step for Mankind
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the stuff that dreams are made of the stuff that inspires a generation. A tiny and fragile Lunar Module, the Eagle piloted by Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Bud Aldrin landed on … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, philosophy, Politics
