by Judson I Stone | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
I take my morning walks along the Florida panhandle at Grayton Beach and Blue Mountain Beach. I do it as early as possible to avoid the larger crowds of beach enthusiasts. A friend of mine suggested I take a plastic bag with me and pick up trash while I walked. I...
by Judson I Stone | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog
I don’t like the current pandemic as much as anyone else. It endangers my life and curtails my activities. My wife and I work on the front lines in a hospital and at a grocery store, respectively. It’s been interesting to see my understanding and concern about the...
by Judson I Stone | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog
In your opinion what does it mean to live significantly? I will use portions of two poems I’ve penned to describe elements of living significantly. The first poem based on Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25:31-46 is about the separation of the sheep and the goats on...
by Judson I Stone | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
When did you give your first public speech? Nearly fifty years ago I became a public speaker, not a professional one, but as a result of my high school classmates enlisting me to give one of the two graduate addresses in our June 3, 1970 graduation ceremony. Some...
by Judson I Stone | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many questions that stir in us a longing and searching for answers. Why did this happen? What does it mean? What will life be like after it’s over? Will life ever get back to normal? How will this crisis impact the 2020 elections? The...
by Judson I Stone | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog
I work at a Publix grocery store during the COVID19 crisis. My coworkers and I are at risk of infection. The rush for supplies emptied shelves and our store limited the number of paper goods and cleaning supplies to two per item and then reduced it to one per item....
by Judson I Stone | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog
I lived with an unfulfilled dream for about 35 years. What kind of unfulfilled dream are you living with? Is it a dream about marriage, parenting, health, business, travel or public speaking? I’ve heard that we need a dream that motivates us, gives us hope, and...
by Judson I Stone | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog
“Congratulations, Adam, on your selection to the Shriners Lobster Bowl in July. That’s a great honor. You must be excited about getting ready for the big game.” “Thanks, Coach, for calling,” Adam said. “How’d you find out?” “Your coach for the West team is a friend of...
by Judson I Stone | Dec 29, 2019 | Blog
What greater motivator is a person’s curiosity? You may not dot your ‘i’ or cross the ‘t,’ but you ask yourself the what, why, when, where or how that gets you working on other details that ignite your inquisitive mind to attend to more...
by Judson I Stone | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog
I don’t remember her name though it might have been Elizabeth. She had dark hair, was short and stocky, and, as I found out, generous. She paid my grocery bill one night at the local Publix grocery store because my credit card wasn’t approved and I was cashless. I...
