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An Unforgettable Trip to the Little Boy’s Room
Wow, isn’t that a title? One of my pet peeves is people who refer to the restroom as “the little boy’s room” or “the little girl’s room.” Seriously. But, in this case, it’s quite literal. I was in...
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The Necessity of Non-Doing
You’re probably getting tired of posts about the stuff I’m learning from Jon Kabat-Zinn. Stick with me for one more though, okay? So, one of my 21st century complaints is that we’re all so engaged with...
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Springing Through Security
There are three letters that often raise my hackles: TSA. Granted, I don’t know of a single person who actually likes the screening process, but when you do it as often as I do, it usually holds even...
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Sanjay and Survival
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is one of my heroes. If you’re not familiar with Dr. Gupta, he is best known for being the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. He’s also a neurosurgeon at Emory University. The man is...
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A Rude Awakening
So, this morning I had a little accident. While making a cup of coffee in this fancy schmancy Nespresso maker the Hotness got me for Christmas, the cup slipped off onto the granite countertop and then...
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Manhunt
When I was a wee lad of about 12, my hometown community of Montgomery County, Missouri, was gripped with fear. There was a killer on the loose-one who had even killed a state patrol officer or two....
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One Mighty Dog
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of presenting at three awesome institutions in a single day: Plymouth Hospital, Mishawaka Hospital and the University of Notre Dame, all in northern Indiana. The...
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Voting Doesn’t Matter All That Much
Today is primary day in Florida. I’ll vote, of course, but I don’t care all that much. What? Me, not caring? Yeah, kinda. Like everyone, I’ve been watching this train wreck of a campaign season. The...
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“On Fire”
About a decade ago, I was introduced to a brother from another mother, John O’Leary. John gave a speech at my local Rotary Club in Kirkwood, Missouri. It was one of the best speeches I’d heard in a...
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Fat, Sleepy, and Broke
There’s a J.D. Salinger novel with a female character I’ve always admired. Frankly, I can’t remember which of his works this is even in, so my apologies for the vagueness. The story’s narrator is a...
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When I Bomb, Tell Me I’m Beautiful
As you might expect, I meet a lot of people who want to write. In fact, I believe there was a recent stat that said something like 80% of Americans feel they have a book inside, waiting to get out. My...
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Flavor Ice – For Breakfast?: A Eulogy
Summer, 1995. Yours truly has been blind for only about a year and a half, yet there I was, back in college. Summer course, sociology, 7:30am, Monday through Thursday. Every single morning, my friend,...
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EMS Bingo
May is Trauma Awareness Month and that includes EMS Week and Trauma Survivors Day. I’ve been on the road for the last five or six weeks and I’ve been so touched to have met (quite literally) hundreds...
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Life Goes On
For some, at least. Yesterday morning, I learned of the passing of one of my high school classmates, Rick. Rick and I not only graduated in the same class, but we also played football together. And,...
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I Could Never Give Him Up
At the end of the year, I threw out a post on social media asking folks to list one thing they are proud of in 2016. Really awesome answers and I hope it gets the wheels turning for 2017...
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The Call of the Sadness
In Stephen King’s, “The Dead Zone”, there is a scene where a travelling salesman pulls up to a rural home. He figures out that no one is home and, while he’s judging the scenario, the family dog runs...
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The Night Before Departure
Remember going to camp as a kid? Your cabin mates or family group members were all strangers, but after a week of being with one another 24-7, the bonds grow real tight, real fast. That’s kinda how it...
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Praying for Good Outcomes
In the line of work I’m in, talking politics is just a waste of time. We are so ideologically opposed right now in our country that there is just no good that’ll come from it. I thought things were bad...
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Words Matter
On Friday, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Newark’s Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. It was such a fun event and the feedback was positive and embracing…makes me feel like I did...
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Introducing the New Puppy on Tuesday!
At 7pm EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31, just a few days from now, I’ll be “unveiling” my new Seeing Eye dog via Facebook Live. This will ONLY be available on the Marcus Engel Speaker pro page:...
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