[Early Fall 2015] The Sorting Hat

Know the scene?

speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on Februar...

Students at Hogwarts categorized and selected into the proper best fit house;  Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin.

Each sort carries a certain set of assumed characteristics and attributes. Each placements mark a lifetime of assumptions about character and future.

If humans weren’t malleable it might be a good practice. It’s just not the case.

While some aspects of temperament endure – e.g.… Read the rest

[Life Back West] September 2010 – “The Bully”

Sometimes the best (and hardest) lessons you learn are when you’re a child. They can also happen when you’re a parent of a child.

In both situations the best you hope for is that everyone comes out learning something from which they can grow. Your wish, in effect, is that it’s the silver lining that gets explored, not just the hard edges and rough lessons of the dark cloud that envelopes it.… Read the rest