Bob Mahr

Being Present means being fully conscious of the moment and free from outside and inside noise. It’s often associated with feelings of stillness and peace. Our senses often seem sharper. When we tune in to every sense and appreciate the now, we find the present is not boring. We find out it is filled with […]

It is interesting to note that the value of a gift is set by the receiver and not the giver. Consider the gift of underwear; to a 10-year-old at Christmas who was looking for a new bike, there is very little value in his eyes. Yet that same pair of underwear given to a homeless

There is always more to the story than the headline, or what it seems like on the surface. So, we must look deeper. When we do, life becomes richer, and we gain an appreciation for life’s nuances. One of the biggest moments in Pittsburgh sports is the Pirates Bill Mazeroski winning Game 7 of the

St. Patrick was not Irish (British), did not banish all the snakes from Ireland (Ireland has never been home to snakes), did not wear green (blue was his color), and he certainly did not drink green beer (if he drank beer at all). As typical, over hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling, his legend has

I do not have a Valentine’s Day blog in my 220+ posts over these past seven years. That might be because I address the concept of loving others in most of my posts. To highlight Valentine’s Day, let me state my belief: Love is a verb. It is not a wish, nor an emotion, but

I have been a proponent of the One Word concept for over 10 years. Some of my words have been Presence, Joy, Mindfulness, Discipline, Boldness, and Battle. My One Word becomes a purpose that drives a set of action steps and goals in support. In reflection to choose my One Word for 2024, I first settled

Whether it is the song, “Be A Light” by Thomas Rhett or the quote from Martin Luther King, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” the message is the same. We need to uplift others amid all the world’s negativity and sadness.

Often our environment forces us to be reactive, because reactive is the easy path. Reacting is instinctive, inherently emotional, and probably not the wisest course. We can be taken aback by reacting. Over time, we become fixed to a constant state of “reacting” as daily practice. We need to be intentional about our responses and