The marathon has ended. Some of us ran the entire route, others a 5K, and some cheered from the sidelines. However you were involved, feelings can be strong in these first days. On top of that, our profession has been and will be on the front lines of ensuring the process works as it should, and we will continue to feel the impact of polarization because our profession must be involved. And of … [Read more...]
The Thanksgiving Chair
A recent memorial for a friend of LCL featured a video, The Thanksgiving Chair. As the protagonist went through his day, which included moments of frustration and grief, a chair appeared as a reminder of the importance of giving thanks. As he sat in it, and later placed his daughter in the seat, that lesson was again learned. As a viewer of the video, I relearned it as well and recognized the … [Read more...]
Lean On Me
We all know a familiar version of this iconic 1972 Bill Withers hit. Maybe it’s the voice of Bill Withers himself, one of the many cover versions, or, if you’re lucky, the dulcet tones of Judge Donovan Frank, keynote speaker at LCL’s June 2 Stepping Up for Well-Being breakfast. Judge Frank began his remarks with a song: Sometimes in our lives, We all have pain, We all have sorrow, But, if we … [Read more...]