Who is Doing the Breaking?
March 6, 2019, RAFT Team
“Are you trying to break families?” asked the principle of the school. A few years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to a group of young ...
Piles of Trash Can Be Deceiving
February 27, 2019, RAFT Team
Look at photo number 1. Looks like a pile of trash yes? No matter how many times you look at it or stare at it, it still looks ...
Building Better Families..Yes We Must
February 20, 2019, RAFT Team
The architecture of a healthy mind, body and spirit is a mindful practice. It is not happenstance. It must be intentional. What steps must we take to carefully craft our ...
This Valentine’s Day Will You Put Flowers in Water To Keep Them Alive?
February 13, 2019, RAFT Team
There was a time when I used to buy flowers and hang them upside down for them to dry. I had a notion that I could have a ...
Say NO to abuse. Don’t leave yourself unfinished.
February 6, 2019, RAFT Team
Say NO to abuse. Don’t leave yourself unfinished. Inspired by business executive and author, Seth Godin. Read the post here. If you don’t have time to clean up, ...
Getting Hot Or Getting Cold Or Getting Burned Is A Never-Ending Game..
January 30, 2019, RAFT Team
Getting hot or getting cold or getting burned is a never ending game with abusers. I love a hot shower and I realize that it is a privilege ...
Feeling Like A Broken Record
January 23, 2019, RAFT Team
Can I tell you a secret?Well, after I tell you, it’s no longer a secret!Here it is…I AM SICK of saying the same thing.What thing? The ONLY thing ...
Taking Chances
January 16, 2019, RAFT Team
We teach young kids to take chances from a young age. We encourage them to take the next step and when they stumble we cheer them on. We ...
The Challenges Challenge and Always Will
January 9, 2019, RAFT Team
I am absorbing Scott Kelly’s book Endurance. It is thrilling. On page 108 he talks about that cold January day when he saw the Challenger explode 73 seconds ...
Endings are only beginnings
December 31, 2018, RAFT Team
If you are reading this then 2018 is at an end (or gone) and we are welcoming 2019, either eagerly or in some other way. Please look for ...