These days are pretty unusual. Our schedules and daily demands are changing. For some, they have increased. For others, it’s slowed way down. Either way, today is a good day to make a choice about how to make the most of the opportunity of a ‘day’... I want to ask you to do something [...]
This Veterans Day, BENCHMARK thanks all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, and especially Lieutenant Junior Grade Hollis E. Johnson, USNR, for sharing his perspective with us as summarized in the following post: It was August 1958, 02:40 at a latitude below the southernmost tip of Africa with no horizon in sight. The sky [...]
Recently in a church related round table discussion we were asked to share our favorite Christmas tradition. Most around the table were much more thoughtful than I. I had my mind on the purpose of the informational meeting and those people sitting at my table. And...not much further. I don't always think well on my feet. I gave some yammering, lame [...]
A recent blast of cold has me thinking back to February 4, 2014. Effectively Managing Your Time; that's the name of the Center for Nonprofit Management morning workshop that started the day. The rest of the day felt like I hadn't learned a thing as I moved from one thing to the next all day long. The more regular work [...]
Twenty years ago, just after daylight on a pleasant October morning, I stepped off with great anticipation and 72 miles ahead of me. My wife and 9-month old son drove away. The goal was to backpack the Sheltowee Trace from Pickett State Park, TN to Cumberland Falls State Park, KY in 3 days. A few kind people sponsored that hike [...]
When I’m leading a team building group, I may say, “Now we’re going to do the hard part." I get looks like they're pretty sure they've just done the hard part. And then I say, "We’re going to think about what we’ve done. And since we’re good Americans, we don't do that very often. We more often move from one [...]
Shortly after turning 40, I decided to do something that was w-a-y out of my comfort zone: Go with James Evans on a 47-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail. I have NO IDEA what possessed me to think I could attempt that, but I spoke with James about it and a plan was laid. I wish I could tell you [...]
The ALS ice bucket challenge has been amazing to watch and in most cases…fun. I hope that all those dollars will be so very beneficial to find a cure. But I wonder if part of the benefit to those individuals and families enduring ALS is that we are paying attention for just a little while and sharing their life even [...]
A couple of weeks ago my friend Kinley Winchester began his +/-30 hour trip to Erbil, Iraq, back to his family, as they continue living out their life in Christ in the predominately Islamic region of Kurdistan. They have lived there for 3½ of the last 4 years connected to the Classical School of the Medes and Servant Group International. [...]
"Blogging - Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few." (www.despair.com/blogging.html) So with that as adequate introduction, here goes; the first blog post for 'At This Point'. Frequency? Oh, that will be "periodically". I'm not a professional blogger as will become evident very soon. I have a real job...one for the [...]
