Respect is a Gift
What I had forgotten was this: respect is not an expectation. Respect is a gift that others give to you.
What I had forgotten was this: respect is not an expectation. Respect is a gift that others give to you.
It was 47 years ago, on a rainy fall Friday evening where I sat on the bench watching my team be frustrated by the other civil war rival from across town. It was the city’s biggest event of the year – the two high school football teams duking it out every fall before a standingRead more about I Want the Ball[…]
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