Hope Floats – and so does the opportunity of Success

Hope Floats

Can we find any stability in a rapidly changing environment? Can we find Economic stability; Career stability, Family stability; Spiritual stability? We’ve all suffered from the bumps and jostles to our finances, our careers and our egos in the last year – from ridiculously high-unemployment, to the Wall Street Occupation; from the Arab Spring to the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami; from flat take-home-pay, to slight increases in personal spending; from gridlocked government, to the resurrection of the .com venture-capital and IPO boom.  And let’s not forget the failure of trickle-down economics and the demise of the American Dream. This last year, we have had to accept that the global economy is not coming back to what it … [Read more...]

The Next Generation of FAITH and HOPE

I am here!

My son Evan returns to college for his senior year on Sunday.  He is full of hope, excitement, anticipation and joy.  He has the energy and determination of a freight train barreling cross-country, throttle wide-open in the vast and flat mid-western plains.  As a parent, I worry. Ahhh.  What must it be like to be young and not so aware of the impact of the nasty global economy, the frightening challenges ahead in our domestic economy and the pitiful job market?  I am tempted to warn him (again) about the uncertainty of America’s economic future.  I am also tempted to advise him (again) about the benefits of pursuing higher education and an advanced degree.  I want him to be careful as he experiments with new ideas entering into … [Read more...]