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Catalyst Change #1: Complaining... A Word Fast Is As Good As A Food Fast.. Forward Friday Is Here..
We`re walking into 2020 and it seems like time not only marches on, it seems to be moving at a break neck pace. And with that comes...
Millsman
Jan 24, 20205 min read


My New Year’s Resolution is… Oh Never Mind… Forward Friday Thoughts.. 2020 Is Here…
So we’re a few days into 2020 and many people have clicked in with their New Year’s resolutions… Most die out in a few days, a few weeks,...
Millsman
Jan 10, 20204 min read


Memories... It Was 1 Year Ago That Mom Said Goodbye....... Special Tuesday Edition Memories..
It's hard to believe that today marks a year that I received the call from Kelly that mom had collapsed and shortly thereafter passed...
Millsman
Jan 7, 20202 min read


The Season Of The Advent: Christmas Is Near: Forward Friday Thoughts On Kindness
It is hard to believe but Christmas is but a few days away and in talking to a number of colleagues and people, it is not always the most...
Millsman
Dec 20, 20194 min read


The Season Of The Advent: Forward Friday’s New List! Doing Good… Kindness Still Matters..
So, we are into week 2 of the Season of the Advent and it has been interesting. There have been the unexpected surprises: the surprise...
Millsman
Dec 13, 20194 min read


The Season Of The Advent: Forward Friday’s To Do List..
As much as I love Santa, Frosty The Snowman, Rudolph, The Elves, A Miracle On 34th Street etc, Christmas is really about the Advent; the...
Millsman
Dec 6, 20195 min read


Forward Friday: Thanksgiving, Black Friday And A Few Other Things…
So we decided to take a break from the Blind Spot segments and focus in on the festivities of Thanksgiving and all things associated. We...
Millsman
Nov 29, 20194 min read


Blind Spot: Living In The Land Of "The What Abouts".. Forward Friday's Who’s Responsible Today??
So why am I getting in trouble for not doing my homework when she didn’t either? That’s not fair… So officer, did you see the 10 other...
Millsman
Nov 22, 20194 min read


Oh The Blind Spots: The Dirty Little Dance Of Anger..Forward Friday Help For The Stuck Ones…
The blind spot of anger posts has conjured up a lot of private responses to our previous postings and one of the questions that came up...
Millsman
Nov 15, 20196 min read


Blind Spot #2 The Dirty Little Dance Of Anger Pt #2 Forward Friday Thoughts..
“This is the way I am; I can’t help the way things come out!” Said the young man coming from a broken, lost childhood. Very little...
Millsman
Nov 8, 20195 min read


BlindSpot #2 The Dirty Little Dance Of Anger Forward Friday Thoughts..
An old Chinese proverb says, “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” When I was a youngin,...
Millsman
Nov 1, 20196 min read


Blind Spots: Everyone Has Them! Forward Friday’s "The Swiss Army Knife Conundrum"….
Over the next number of posts, we are going to key on some of the blind spots that we could potentially have. Interestingly enough, there...
Millsman
Oct 25, 20194 min read


Changing The News Cycle.. For A Few Minutes.. Outrage Free Friday..Forward Friday Help Thoughts.
Thanks to my friend, @PattiTheMiller, I've been working on practicing #OutrageFreeFriday where I do not pay attention to the new cycle of...
Millsman
Oct 18, 20193 min read


The Challenge Of Being Challenged: Forward Friday Thoughts..
“So Dave, you know that we need to hustle and grow our ideas; we can’t just sit idle with the dreams we have!” Isn’t it an amazing thing...
Millsman
Oct 11, 20195 min read


A Tale Of Two Cities (or 2 Boys) Forward Friday Thoughts On Taking A Chance For Change..
“I realize that I can be different and this place will help me clam down, make better choices so when I get out, I can make something of...
Millsman
Oct 4, 20193 min read


A Pile Of Dirt: Hope For The Seed Inside… Forward Friday Thoughts
So this past weekend, we were driving on the highway into downtown Montreal and as usual, lots and lots of those orange cones because...
Millsman
Sep 27, 20193 min read


Thank You Mom…..Birthday Thoughts For Forward Friday
This week would have marked mom’s 95th birthday and we had planned a monster party for her but sometimes, the best laid plans have to be...
Millsman
Sep 20, 20195 min read


We Are Not Alone…The Battle With Depression.. Hopeful Forward Friday Thoughts
In the same week that was World Suicide Prevention week awareness, a prominent worker, speaker, advocate for those battling depression...
Millsman
Sep 13, 20196 min read


An Ode To My Mentors.. Forward Friday Thoughts Into The Weekend..
I am truly thankful for the influence my parents have had in my life and I have been thinking about mom a lot as her birthday is coming...
Millsman
Sep 6, 20197 min read


Forgiveness Is An Option?? Forward Friday Thoughts………….
The man or woman who does not forgive is probably the same one who has not stopped, paused and looked into the mirror to recognize that...
Millsman
Aug 30, 20195 min read
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