Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I have the best of intentions. It could be someone you run into in the convenience store or someone you see on the street, it doesn’t really matter. They say or do something rude and demeaning. I want to comeback with a one-liner or a quick retort that puts the offending party in their place... Continue Reading →
A coworker ran up to me in the parking lot in a panic. I’ve been helping her prepare for a job interview for a new position with our company. She wanted my advice on how to approach a sensitive question. A friend I worked with years ago has been considering a career switch. He’s unhappy... Continue Reading →
I’ve had a few moments lately. You know the kind. You hit the send button on a key email and the note you wanted to go to two people goes to twenty. You scramble to recall the note, to pull it back, but you come up with nothing but thin air. It's too late the note... Continue Reading →
I’m awestruck by my wife. We’ll walk into a room together. It could be a room full of friends and family or full of strangers. I’ll go to hang up our coats, to the restroom, or simply turn my back for a minute and I’ll return to find her in the middle of a large... Continue Reading →
We all have our little idiosyncrasies. With my kids all home this summer to poke and prod me, I’ve become even more painfully aware of mine. Here’s three stories that have me shaking my head at myself literally, figuratively, and everything else in between. Go away. Yea, really go away I was sitting one early... Continue Reading →
I used to love to read for enjoyment. Somewhere along the way, however, I've taken a wrong turn, a left when I should have taken a right. In short, I've lost the habit of being a regular reader. I used to read two, three, four books a week. I’d race through them the way some... Continue Reading →
A few reflections on a busy week and why my son is grounded. TGIF. I’m glad the week has come to a close. It’s been a stressful one. We notably took our daughter back to college. While certainly challenging, the week has been stressful in other ways. For example: I had to replace the brakes... Continue Reading →
I walk into the room straight out of a scene from a James Bond movie. I have on a crisp, blue suit and gray tie. I reek of class and sophistication. I walk with purpose as the crowd steps back to let me through to the center table. A roulette wheel, black jack, poker, the particular... Continue Reading →
My legs felt like they were weighted down by 20-pound anchors. With each step, my lower back sent violent spasms of pain that fanned out to the rest of my body. My lungs felt even worse. I took in big gulps of air, but they burned and I couldn’t seem to get my breath under... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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