I saw a thought-provoking post on cyberspace the other day, offering a litany of complaints about our country. The poster was wealthy and famous. Is anyone really surprised that the demographic that we hear complain about our political and economic … Continue reading
Category Archives: Humanity
Norris Square Community Lessons
I made a blog entry about Norris Square just a short while ago. For those who prefer to wait until the movie comes out here’s a podcast I created.
Sportsmanship in El Paso
This is another video going viral. Part of me thinks “Why bother, people will find it on their own?”; the other part thinks “It moves me so let’s move others in case they wouldn’t find it?” Catch in particular the … Continue reading
NCCC Testimonial
Yesterday I gave a talk at Northwest Community College, sponsored by the Northwest Community College Foundation and the Peggy Andl Fund. Excuse my excitement over the glowing endorsement I received from organizer Sue Berg. Kirk gave a loving and inspirational … Continue reading
Norris Square Community Lesson
Hiking across the country I gathered many stories revealing important community lessons. There was one story I often gave at my talks about a community I visited before the ADT journey. During a mission trip to Philadelphia I visited the … Continue reading
College Community
I previously wrote about my life in the Jungle, a predominantly freshman dormitory complex at the University of Connecticut. There was a sense of community in our pioneering (back then) coed dorm that lead to a high return rate. My … Continue reading
Narayanan Krishnan
This is going viral without my help, but how can I not include it in a blog about kindness?
The Jungle
Residential Life to me holds a lot of promise for moving young people in the direction of community. I remember one of the best communal experiences I had occurred in a residential hall complex called the Jungle. The Jungle was … Continue reading
Targeting Residential Life
I recently changed my Services page to reflect my new line-up for public speaking. As with any endeavor it’s good to start with a focus and branch out. In the case of offering workshops and seminars I’m going to focus … Continue reading
Services Update
As a result of the recent workshop on public speaking I attended I’ve updated my services page to reflect what I can offer to audiences regarding kindness, community and humanity. Please check it out.