by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 23, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, writing |
A few times a week, on my walks, sitting alone or contemplating my next brush stroke, Â I think about my past transgressions over these +73 years. They range in consequences from minor to major. They involve friends, family and others that I barely knew. As I reflect...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 16, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Work |
For nearly 50 years, I was active in business. It was both exhilarating and, at times, grueling. It was also rewarding—given that our work created a better place for people. Now that I have slipped through the gauze separating commerce and life, I can see more clearly...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 14, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, Teaching |
I was raised to not embrace hate. My mother was a fervent Southern Baptist who knew Bible verse by heart. Often her admonishments to me, for my pesky or bad behavior, was quoted scripture. She also was, I believe now in retrospect, always consistent with her actions...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jan 21, 2022 | Health, painting, People, Philosphy, Social, Work |
For most of my professional life, I spent every waking moment thinking about how to grow our company; make significant architecture; improve people’s lives; and avoid loss. It was never easy but was also not overly tortuous. It was fun and I had the energy,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jan 9, 2021 | Cultural, Environment, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media, Teaching, writing |
In this, my first article for 2021, I have to address the sadness lodged in my corpus. January 6, 2021 was an inflection point and the culmination of 48 months of incitement by DJT. His rapid fire and continuous and inciting tweets provided all of the fuel that the...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Dec 25, 2020 | Cultural, Health, People, Politics, Social, social media, Teaching, Uncategorized, writing |
As 2020 comes to a close, I thought I would make my last post of the year about this eventful and bizarre year. All of us have experienced 2020 in different ways. For me, this year has brought revelations and important moments for learning about the world around me...
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