By Yesterday I attended/sang at a funeral/celebration of life for Paul Beecham. Paul was a truly good person. Years ago, he and Sara, his wife, welcomed me into the RUMC choir and were always very kind and friendly. The RUMC chapel was FULL of family and friends who were touched by them. Four of his grandchildren …
Connect
Yesterday I had a friend email me. She concluded her email with ‘I missed you yesterday.’ That one sentence touched my heart deeply. It was a simple act of kindness – she was letting me that I matter to her. I needed to read that/hear that. Today’s post is short and sweet – it is …
Pick up the phone
The subtitle for this post could be ‘The Lost Art of Phone Conversations’. With the advent of email and then text, the desire to actually pick up the telephone and call someone has declined tremendously. I get why you might think that an email or text is an easier way to communicate. Fun fact – …
Recognizing the transactional nature of employment
Today on LinkedIn I read a post by Henry Kirk. Henry was terminated in 2023 by Google after 8 years of employment. His LinkedIn post is his rewrite of that termination letter. I would encourage anyone who gets terminated to rewrite their termination letter like he did, acknowledging all your contributions. Really you should be …