Written: 2016 I began working in the financial services industry in 1981 and eventually walked through the doors of MassMutual in 2008. From a personal standpoint, it has been a tumultuous 8 years. …

Written: 2015 Time is incredibly precious. We don’t think that when we’re on the cusp of turning 18 but it’s truly the case. These past 18 years have sped by. In just 10 short years, you’ll be on the verge of turning 30. By that time, you may already have…

Written: May 2015 Caylee, When you look at what you’ve accomplished, you should be very proud. As a student, you’ve continually been on the honor roll and your teachers have always commented on how you’ve been a pleasure to have in class. …

Written: January 2013 The issue of gun control is complex. It’s clearly not the only threat that we face. Lung cancer (see: cigarettes) kills more than 400,000 a year in the United States. Alcohol another 75,000. Even falling coconuts kill 150 people annually around the world. Gun violence is dramatically…

This month’s biggest revelation is that, although it’s still sunny and warm each day, the year is actually coming toward an end. In a sudden and panicked realization of this passage of time, I hurriedly prepared my holiday cards and mailed them way too early. …

Until my father’s passing on the morning after Thanksgiving in 2009, I’d never written anything that could be deemed important. I’d dabbled with writing. I’d taken an introductory course at a community college and penned articles for company newsletters, but none of this really mattered. My father had experienced some…

Today, for the first time since moving, I thought of what I’d miss about living on Maui. That’s likely a sign that I’ve started to find a rhythm to this new life. I’ve had the opportunity to live in many different locations throughout my life and change is always a…

We’re now two months into our Maui residence and have found that the morning walk often includes spotting sea turtles resting on shore. Earlier this week, the season’s first humpback whale sighting was made off this same southern shoreline. A couple weeks back, a vacationer from France suffered a shark…