Tag: pride

  • Plan B Is Never My First Choice

    Plan B is never my first choice. Don’t most of us prefer Plan A? That is always the preferred route. The best course of action. The expected path to fulfillment. Surely no one starts with Plan B. Plan B is the alternate route. The way we must go when Plan A fails. The road life…

  • Discerning Motive: Legacy or Vanity?

    I wish I could say my motive was legacy but I now know it was vanity. As a young journalist I’d noticed articles reporting the death of local and national leaders appeared on the newspaper’s front page, above the fold, accompanied by a photo. With the passion of youth and ego, I began pouring my…