Author: Ron Stempkowski
The End of an Era
Today, a friend at work (my birthday twin–date, not year) wished me a happy last-day-of-my-forties. I’d never thought of it that way before, but the first thing that came to mind was “Good! ... Read More
A Letter from the Future
I wrote this letter to myself on March 24, 2011 in my diary. It was the week Ken was in the hospital before being released to come home for hospice care where he died on June 1. It was one day after o... Read More
Deep Thoughts from a Ninja
When your bootcamp gym bestows its highest honor upon you: naming you “Ninja of the Month” there’s only one thing to do:... Read More
Of Grit, Hope, and the Journey
I’m pretty meticulous when it comes to recording events—either in my diary or in my calendar. I like to remember things—good or bad. But maybe that’s the wrong way to frame it. I like to remem... Read More
The Voice Inside
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Five Cavaliers Walk into a Bar…
It was effortless to say “I love you” as I said goodbye and hugged each of these four amazing women—whom I’ve known since childhood, but haven’t seen in a lifetime. Seeing them again was sur... Read More
Are You an Attention Addict?
“We are forgetting how to be bored.” At a stop light, we pull out our smartphones to check social media, the weather…something! In a doctor’s office waiting room with nothing t... Read More