The Further and Fantastic Journey
A DestinyWorks Blog
I think we may have given up on each other Part 5 – 31 Wishes
What do you wish for when it comes to relationships in your world? I’ve got plenty of wishes, as you’ll soon see. I’m wrapping up a series of blog posts from the past month and a half that have focused on the demise of relationships and increase in isolation in our...
I think we may have given up on each other – Part 4 – Solutions
“No road is long with good company.” — Turkish Proverb Earlier this month I began a series of posts focused on what appears to be a significant loss of relationship among Americans. I wondered, “Have we given up on each other?” Your reaction to that post was...
Here’s why we’re giving up on each other. Part 3
I have a hunch…no, more of a conviction…that community and social connections are in significant decline. I do believe that, in many ways, we are giving up on each other. My caveat is, of course, that this is not true of everyone. The reactions I’ve received since I...
I think we may have given up on each other – Part 2. Here’s what YOU think.
In my last blog and newsletter, I introduced a topic that I plan to consider “out loud” for the next few weeks, the apparent decline of community and relationships in our world. I was really curious what my readers thought about the issue and invited your perspective....
I think we may have given up on each other. What do you think?
A few months ago, I had a conversation with an acquaintance I had not seen in a couple of years. As we caught up on our lives, I asked him if he was still meeting regularly with a group of close friends who’d been together for years. He told me that, unfortunately,...
What your boys, of all ages, need more than anything else.
One of the greatest joys for me, since I launched Destinyworks in 2019, has been the relationship I have formed with the national collegiate fraternity Alpha Tau Omega (ATO). It began as a breakfast meeting with ATO’s CEO, Wynn Smiley, simply to explore how I might...
A Well-being Checkup Part 6 – Why are you here?
Even if your body feels ok. Even if you’re more or less at peace. Even if your life is generally in order. Even if your relationships seem to be healthy. And even if your financial state is sound, your well-being may be less than desired. You may carry a lingering...
A Well-being Checkup Part 5 – What’s the Condition of Your Body?
If you would have asked me that question in the early part of 2021 at the height of the pandemic and in the throes of life transition, I would have fumbled about for an answer. To be honest, I’m glad that no one actually asked me that question at that point in my...
A Well-being Checkup Part 4 – How disordered is your life?
How many times a week do you have to apologize? How many regrets do you wrestle with? Some examples: I’m sorry I’m late! I’m sorry I didn’t get that done in time. I wish I had more time to talk, but I’ve gotta run. I’m sorry, I really need to take this call. Wow, did...
A Well-being Checkup Part 3 – What’s in your wallet?
We argued over green beans. Squabbling in that supermarket aisle, holding the Del Monte can in one hand and the black and white labeled generic brand in the other, I struggled to not raise my voice at Penny. 40 years ago, my foodie sensibilities would not allow me to...