by billyzh | Aug 12, 2011 | Family, Relationships, Spirituality
There’s a wonderful song by the Irish group IONA that goes, “Where your treasure is, there is your heart.” One of the definitions of the word “treasure”, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “to value highly.” As I was letting my friend debrief over...
by billyzh | Aug 4, 2011 | Career/Job, Relationships, Spirituality
Those were the words I heard without fail once a week while growing up in my mother’s home. For some reason, every week, one particular night seemed to sneak up on us. Suddenly I would hear, “Trash night!” A mad dash would ensue that consisted of...
by billyzh | Jul 29, 2011 | Career/Job, Spirituality, Travel
It was a cold crisp day in Manhattan. Winter in the Big Apple can be really miserable when you have to walk. So, as I exited my business meeting and stepped out onto the sidewalk it was a treat to find that there was no wind, rain, or snow in sight. The only thing I...
by billyzh | Jul 28, 2011 | Spirituality
A friend asked me the meaning of the butterfly. And I recalled this blog I wrote awhile back. I thought you might enjoy it too… Does the Butterfly Bring Us a Message? A few weeks ago I was sitting in a glass lobby and noticed a butterfly alight on the door...
by billyzh | Apr 3, 2011 | Politics, Spirituality
I know it’s getting close to Easter, but there is an amazing story that John McCain shares about one particular Christmas while being held as a Vietnam prisoner of war in the 1960s. Senator McCain relays how, prior to that holiday, a guard had entered his...
by billyzh | Apr 1, 2011 | Career/Job, Family, Spirituality, Women/Relationships
Ever find yourself fighting that very human, underlying, overwhelming need to compete? Or worse yet, the urge in a conversation to tear another down? Or this, what is it with the need to put someone we don’t like “in their place”? What place? I...
