Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Have you ever broken a promise? I honestly can’t remember if I have. That is probably because broken promises hurt the promise recipient and generally only mildly affect the promise giver. So I may have really hurt someone without intending to and without consequences to me. There seems to be a pandemic of broken promisesContinue reading “Broken Promises”

When I was young, a boy could get a job as a paper boy. The paper boy had to get up early every day, go get his allotment of newspapers, fold them, put a rubber band around them, and ride his bike around the neighborhood delivering the newspapers. Once a month he had to goContinue reading “Paper Boy”

Every once in a while my wife will say something that I do not understand at all. Most of the time this happens after we have been quiet for a while. Then she will speak about a subject that we haven’t discussed, at least not recently. You see before she has spoken, she has beenContinue reading “What?”

During my 71 years of life I have often been in a position where I had to depend on the kindness of others. When I was in the hospital I relied on the expertise and compassion of medical professionals for health and basic needs. Whenever we came home from overseas, we depended on the hospitalityContinue reading “Compassion”

When I am having difficulty going to sleep I often try to think of something that makes me happy. It might be my kids or grandchildren. It could be something good that happened that day. Or maybe I will think about a past joyous event. Joyful thoughts can ease the stress that is keeping meContinue reading “Joyful Thoughts”