The Pool and The caregiver
I used to have an older client as a caregiver, who wanted to participate in the special Olympics. He specifically wanted to swim but, sadly didn’t have many people volunteer…
The Man, Wheelchair, Bottle and Bible
I was walking home from work one day when i saw a man in a wheelchair trying to get across the street. I asked him if he needed some help,…
The Lone Man By the Highway
One time, me and a group of friends decided to take a trip to Missoula to hit up the mall. When we got there, i saw an old man sitting…
An Empathetic Hand
A young woman I was in love with for years was sexually abused when she was young. When the time came to help her power through that, I did. Her…
An Ear Can Be The Best Therapist
I always feel needed when I help my buddy out. He is going through a rough time, unemployed, a bad break up, just down in the dumps. When he needs…
Dead Truck on York Road
One time on York Road, my brother’s truck battery died and it was negative twelve outside, at midnight. He had forgotten to plug his truck in and the cold weather…
Dead Battery
It was zero degrees on Sunday morning as I headed to the gym. Snowflakes drifted in the morning sun. Coming down the hill on the icy road, I saw a…
The Pope Visits New York
Lines begin at dawn, roll miles down Seventh Avenue – a reverent carpet to evening mass at Madison Square Garden. In the Times Square station subway singers gather by the…
An Inch and a Mile
How often does a busy man, an author, a mover and a shaker, one whose kids are raised, take time for a young boy? Patient. Kind. His face, gentle and…
American Airlines Breaks Through the Wall
Corporations have earned a bad reputation for, among other things, losing the personal touch. Example: In the name of “efficiency” (translation: cutting jobs), they force customers needing information or assistance…
Mother’s Day
When Sunday comes, I will be 1,821 miles away. I will be treading the path of the greedy, the desperate, and the hopeful. Those who marched towards the mad promises…
A Secret Garden
I know a man who plants lilies in secret spots by the river because he doesn’t have a garden of his own. He doesn’t even have a home, but he loves…