by Dwayne Phillips It is wonderful to see a small child see something wonderful. I sit in Starbucks typing these words on a Saturday morning. Now and then someone enters with a small child—a child small enough that they have to stand on their toes and stretch their neck to see what is in the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Thank you'
Seeing Something Wonderful
June 27th, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Childhood · Hope · Simple · Thank you · Wishes
I Want People to Miss Me
January 22nd, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Much of what we pass off as complicated issues comes from something simple, the desire to be missed. I like to listen to the podcast of former Washington Post writer Tony Kornheiser. I laugh a lot while listening. Mr. Kornheiser is a big movie fan and follows the culture as he was […]
Tags: Change · Coffee · Culture · People · Thank you · Wishes
Inability
January 1st, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes we meet someone who lacks the ability to do something. How do we react? As I write this post, I am having one of those weeks when I have the inability to do something simple. For some reason, I woke one day this week with a sore left knee. The next […]
Tags: Competence · Help · Humility · Injury · Judgment · Patience · Thank you
The Pandemic and the Missing Magic Words
May 27th, 2021 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Angst and polarization during the pandemic could have been greatly reduced with the use of a few magic words. Magic words: Please and Thank you. Some of us were taught these magic words at a young age. Somehow, we forgot them through the years. Their absence increased the angst and polarization of […]
Tags: Communication · Please · Thank you · Virus