“What do you mean ‘OR?!’” This was the response I got when I mentioned the title of this essay to a friend of mine. My response: When you are old and nearing the end of your days, would you prefer to look back on your life and say: “I was good –I followed all the…
What is a personal ethos? It’s not a term or expression most of us are familiar with. What is it and should it play any role in our lives? Do we need a personal ethos? Good question. All of us actually do have a personal ethos – we just may not be able to clearly articulate it. But we…
The below essay appears in the current (fall 2013) issue of the Navy Helicopter Association’s quarterly magazine, Rotor Review. I was asked to prepare and submit this essay by its editor, one of my all-star former students at USD – Allison Fletcher, herself a helo-pilot. Though the topic won’t interest many of you, it may interest some of you. If you’re…
We often hear the phrase, “That’s what it’s all about” in reference to honor, taking care of our families, winning, doing the best we can, or whatever – even in songs: “You do the hokey pokey, and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about.” And when we say or hear “That’s what it’s…
