I have written much about suicide ideation since the passing of our dear son in August 2020. Mental health is a topic that should be front and center in all our minds and hearts, not just for those who know loved ones and friends who have succumbed to the demons of...
A sucker’s choice happens any time we come to a fork in the road, and it seems there are only two options. If we choose one, we forgo the other. However, most of the time when we face such a dilemma, if we look a little harder we can find several new options. My wife...
In part one of this two-part series, I identified five important lessons for facing challenges and tragedy through the experiences of a five-man crew on the sailing vessel Grafton. Joan Druett’s book, Island of the Lost, describes their plight when they wrecked on the...
Perhaps it is my love of sailing, having gained my ocean sailing certificate last year, that enthralls me about sailing adventures. Particularly shipwrecks and the true stories behind them. A new friend recently referred me to one of these books, Island of the Lost,...
In my previous articles “Give Life a Chance,” part one and part two, I wrote about lessons learned and lived through our experience of losing our son to suicide. I shared research, summaries, and ideas that our son wrote through his journal entries. This final part is...
