A Letter to my son I won’t see read Our family was recently given a unique assignment by my son’s amazing Kindergarten teacher. The assignment was to write a time capsule letter to my son twelve years in the future. The time capsule was to be filled with small toys…

The Passing of a former Player — Lessons of Love Today, I attended the funeral for a high school football player I was honored to coach almost 20 years ago. This was not the first funeral I have attended of a former player, and unfortunately it will probably not be…

It’s Ok — The Constant Deafening Hum Can you hear it? The constant deafening hum. The soundtrack in your head that accompanies the one thing after another that life likes to throw your way. Not the scare the bajeezus out of you alarm clock blare from a dead sleep sound…

Turning the impossible into possible Have you heard similar messages during your career? Thank you for your efforts. You are doing great. You are appreciated. Some people are genuine. Some have good intentions by repeating cliché’s. Some have unfortunately offered less than sincere hollow rhetoric. …

Losing my dog — When life piles on On December 23rd our dog, my first ever dog, Allie Bama took her last breath. What we thought was a leg injury was in fact osteo-sarcoma, an aggressive and painful form of cancer. Our dog was suffering and my stomach was in…

Letter to Cancer Fighters and Caretakers Hello fellow Cancer Fighters. Hello Cancer Caretakers. If you are reading this, either you or someone you know is attending a cancer party they never wanted to attend, let alone be invited. I have been partying for a while now. Not nearly as long…

Random thoughts on Life, Leadership and Love by Jon Acton — Chapter One The author is not famous, overly intelligent and self-aware that many others may write it, think it, say it and do it better. My ramblings of random thoughts designed to promote deeper reflection and conversation Data is…

One Year with Cancer complete. Twenty to go! One year ago I had a medical procedure as part of a thirty plus year maintenance plan related to Crohn’s Disease. A flex scope was performed by my Gastroenterologist and his team of medical professionals. This “procedure” consisted of a camera traveling…

Medical Leave Mimosas Have you ever wondered what a doctor recommended medical leave looks like? Imagine leisurely days sitting by a pool sipping mimosas and eating bon bons. The key word in that last sentence is imagine, as in imaginary. …