Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Have you ever tried to make yourself go to sleep? I am not talking about casually going to bed when it’s time and falling asleep. I am talking about after a long hard day with the expectation of a busy and intense day to follow, and you know you need to get some sleep now.Continue reading “I Can’t Make Myself Do It”

Several months ago we went to Nashville to help people clear debris after a tornado ravaged the area. Qualified people cut down and cut up trees and other damaged items. Since I am not qualified to use a chainsaw, my job was to carry debris to the street to be picked up by city equipment.Continue reading “Degrees of Power”

Governments make peace treaties with other governments all the time. These treaties bind both governments to certain actions and to keeping the peace with each other. Despite these mutually binding agreements, governments break these agreements often, returning to the state of hostility and tension between the parties. Governments aren’t the only parties breaking agreements. BusinessesContinue reading “Peace Treaties”

When we speak about the attributes of people, we are referring to characteristics that they possess and have displayed. For instance, we may say that “she has a lot of patience”, because we have observed her in pressure situations. Or we may say that “he has a lot of love for his family “, becauseContinue reading “Attributes of a Person”

Every field of endeavor has its big names and beyond that, its superstars with whom no one compares. We have recognizable names in the entertainment area, but we have people declared to be the Queen of Soul and the King of Pop. In sports we have stars of the games, but we also have theContinue reading “Big Names”