Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson

What We Grip Grips Back

Whatever we possess will eventually possess us. Whatever we hold onto long enough will eventually grip us back. This is true with harmful things like negativity, pessimism, or greed. If we hold those things too long, we will become known…

The Mender of My Broken Heart

Wow, it’s remarkable how quickly time passes. One year ago, we celebrated Madelyn’s college graduation (BSW), and last month, we celebrated her graduate school graduation (MSW). When she graduated with her bachelor’s degree a year ago, she also released her…

Knowing the Tides

Near the end of his life, my father-in-law, John Beal, wrote a powerful William Shakespeare quote into his journal. Shakespeare had written about the tides—the ebbs, flows, and movements—of a person’s life, and how one’s success or failure is largely…