Sometimes poignant, often witty letters written to my daughter.
Dear Jessica Brennan, “Where does time go?” How often do we hear that in our daily lives? The summer is over. Another year gone. A child turns 18. Gone. The …
Time Keeps on Slipping, Into the Future Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, Last Saturday night amid wine and cheese, your Dad and I announced to a handful of close friends that after a 27+ year courtship, we in fact …
Mum and Dad Got Married Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, Humans are funny little creatures. Often we think that the answer to too much of something, is more of that same thing. Think about that. I’m stuffed …
The Answer to “Too Much” (Isn’t More) Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, Lots of people like me have spent significant time trying to improve themselves, working toward that moment when they feel like they have become a permanently, whole …
12 Things I Know About a Change for the Better Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, Forgiveness to many of us is a really strange concept. We talk about it, but often when we hear the word, we recoil. Our thoughts about forgiveness …
Forgiveness Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, When I was growing up if something happened in our house that wasn’t supposed to, we blamed Randy. Randy was a character we had created to take …
Imagination Friends Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, There is a part of our town called Old East Village that over the years was sadly let go. The homes there are beautiful but many were …
Look at it Differently Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, I remember talking to a record executive once who told me that before they would consider a song for release it must pass the Campfire Test. What’s …
The Campfire Test Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, What is the fascination with being lost? One of the readers of Dear Jessica Brennan commented a few weeks back (thanks David) that there is too much …
I’m not lost Keep Reading
Dear Jessica Brennan, There has been so much written over the years about the benefits of smiles. The music for Charlie Chaplin’s, Smile (though your heart is breaking) was written …
Smile Keep Reading