Ron Stempkowski, Author at ron stempkowski

Resilience Isn’t a Personality Trait. It’s a Practice.

Posted on December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

People talk about resilience like it’s some inner superpower you either have or you don’t. I’ve never bought that. Most of the changes that shaped me didn’t arrive with a cape. They showed up ... Read More

Celebrating 15 Years of Showing Up

Posted on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

Fifteen years. I had to sit with that number for a minute. I started this blog in a very different version of my life, long before I knew how much the words would hold, or how many times they’d help... Read More

The Universal Struggle of Leaving a Cozy Bed (Especially When Hudson’s In It)

Posted on December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

Some mornings, getting out of bed feels heroic. And then there are mornings like today—when Hudson is stretched beside me in full golden-retriever splendor, making the idea of standing upright seem ... Read More

When the Landscape Shifts Overnight

Posted on November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

It’s snowing today. The kind of steady, quiet snow that doesn’t announce itself with drama. One minute, the world is the same familiar gray; the next, it’s wearing a brand-new coat like it g... Read More

The Quiet Gratitude That Stays

Posted on November 28, 2025November 27, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

the leftovers are stacked in the fridge that makes space for the good stuff to surface. Not the performative kind of gratitude, but the real, lived-in kind—the moments that catch you off guard and r... Read More

It’s Okay if Gratitude Doesn’t Feel Natural Right Now

Posted on November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

Some days, gratitude feels easy. Other days, it feels like trying to read fine print in the dark. And if you’re in one of those darker stretches right now, I want to say something simple: there’s ... Read More

Grief Taught Me to See Differently

Posted on November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

There was a time when the word gratitude felt impossible. People love to offer it up as a cure-all—look for the silver lining, focus on the good, find the lesson. But when you’re living inside rea... Read More

Let Yourself Be a Beginner

Posted on November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

Some Mondays hit like a cold open with no context. You wake up, look around, and think, “Wait… what show is this again?” If that’s you today, you’re in good company. I’ve learned (sometime... Read More

When a Colleague Disappears From the Grid

Posted on November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

We’ve all seen it happen. Someone who’s usually plugged in—responsive, steady, present—suddenly goes quiet. No updates. No replies. Just…silence. Years ago, when Ken was sick, that silence w... Read More

When Personal Grief Meets Professional Expectations

Posted on November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 by Ron Stempkowski

There’s this surreal split-screen feeling that happens when you’re grieving, but work keeps moving like it always does. Your life is coming apart at the seams, and yet the calendar notifications k... Read More

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