by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 31, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I love simplicity. When we live a life of simplicity, we have time for who and what we love. It is an inspiring ideal, like balance, that will probably always tease me with it’s down to earth reality check and natural beauty. Simplicity requires us to prioritize...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 24, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“Grandma has finally graced us with her presence,” my aunt announced the late arrival with a flourish. My extended family was enjoying a reunion and several of my aunts were sitting together chatting in lawn chairs with their children nearby. “Presents?” one of my...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 17, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Last night I watched Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a play at our local high school. Although I majored in English and love literature, here was a classic I have never read. How interesting a subject, the opposition or juxtaposition of both good and evil inside each of...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 10, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
If I sit in the back of a classroom, I will tell jokes. I catch puns or purposely misunderstand the teacher just for kicks. I make goofy faces and dance to entertain children. I was so mortified by this clown inside of me that would pop out and embarrass me at the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 3, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“AGH!,” I yell. I am frustrated. I am impatient. I have some kind of magician’s expectation of immediate success. When I want something to get done, I want it done, and I drive against the obstacles with full force. It usually works….eventually. But in the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Nov 26, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I’m inspired by simplicity. Amazing, complex concepts can often be meaningfully summed up and expressed with a simple symbol. My heart sings to the words of “Simple Gifts,” a Shaker song written by Joseph Brackett: “‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘Tis a gift to be free.”...
