Backstory – Entertainment Talent Curious, I looked up the show business careers of several winners of America’s talent shows.  Not many stayed at the top, after being discovered.  Just having a good voice or being a good musician was not enough.  So what does assure the path to stardom?   Let’s take a look. Consider This […]

Backstory – Retirement Looking around at retired friends, I marveled at how active and involved they are.  No rocking chair sitters, these.  Taking a better look, I thought about what an opportunity retirement is to reinvent yourself. That thought inspired this week’s show. Consider This Show – Second Chance Click to listen or follow below […]

Backstory – Honest Children I was wrestling with versions of the truth as reported on the news.  Which truth does one believe?  I feel for children growing up in this chaotic time. How do we teach them to tell the truth and stand by the truth in an age where truth is as steady as […]

Backstory – Charlie Brown I had just returned from the Rotary Club meeting where I received a giant hug from a fellow Rotarian. The wonderful feeling of camaraderie it engendered made me want to write about it.  Regardless of current cultural warnings, keep hugs as part of your life. They are precious and will fill […]

Backstory – Spring We were traveling back up north.  Bill was driving and I was making notes for Consider This shows.  As the landscape changed, this story wrote itself.  See how it compares to your springtime experiences.  Consider This Show – Spring Click to listen or follow below to read.   Spring Bursting Out –  […]

Backstory – One Gift We were talking about beauty.  Standard wisdom is that beauty fades.  Actually, it depends on what you consider beautiful.  And that depends on whether your eyes are on something or someone who is loved or simply seen.  This story was the result of that reflection. Consider This Show – One Gift […]

Backstory – Touching Just before sitting down to write some Consider This stories, I had been with someone who gave me a warm and hearty bear hug.  It left me smiling, warm and fuzzy.  I decided my first story would be about that kind of touching. So here it is. Consider This Show – Touching […]

Backstory – Life It was a time of contemplation.  I was smiling and happily reviewing incidents of my life as they popped up randomly to mind.  So I wrote at the top of the page, “What did you learn from all that?”  Here are the things that came to mind.  Add to my list by […]

Backstory – Evening Retirement, with all its opportunities, can also lead to a life that is quieter, safer, softer.  Can that lead to boredom?  That was the concern of my beloved, when retirement was new to me and well experienced by him.  This is the conversation we had about that. Consider This Show – Evening […]

Backstory – Something Bad Could Happen Something bad could happen.  There’s no denying it.  Turn on the news for proof any time.  How can you possibly keep from worrying in times like these?  That thought inspired this story. Consider This Show – Something Bad Could Happen Click to listen or follow below to read. It’s […]