[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width="1/1"][cmsmasters_text] Sitting in a circle of men at various stages of recovery, we listened to each other as we talked about the past week, and one of the men began to describe something that really left its mark.  With excitement

I once believed that I could compartmentalize my life. I could have a work life, a family life, a hobby life, and a spiritual life.  I imagined that I could construct flexible walls between all of these parts of who

A couple of years ago, a friend gave me a book entitled, "The Noticer."  It was odd, intriguing, and a bit unsettling.  Essentially, the main character had a knack for "noticing" people and their needs, fears, ambitions, and opportunities.  He

A former student of mine was flooded in Houston during Harvey's onslaught.  She had been pursuing a successful career with a foundation of a healthy marriage, two wonderful kids, and an economic opportunity that was congruent with the hard work