Why Are You Here?

by Lawson W. Magruder III, Lieutenant General, US Army, Retired

Nineteen months into battalion command, in the middle of a three-week winter exercise in Alaska, Lawson Magruder took a call from his sister. Their mother was in ICU and he needed to come home. He told himself he was too valuable to his unit to leave. Then Brigadier General Jerry Bethke looked him in the eyes and asked a question he has never stopped hearing. Click here to read the full article.

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Give Us Five Podcast

Dr. James Purdue

This month’s Give Us Five podcast features Dr. James Purdue, teacher, coach and speaker. At 19 a football injury left him a quadriplegic, and doctors told his family he would never walk again and belonged in a nursing home. He refused that verdict and built a career as a teacher and coach, earning Teacher of the Year, Coach of the Year twice, and two awards for overcoming adversity. An interview with a proven leader who answers our five questions on his experiences and successes.

The Poetry Corner

Truth

“Truth,” said a traveler,
“Is a rock, a mighty fortress;
“Often have I been to it,
“Even to its highest tower,
“From whence the world looks map-like.”

“Truth,” said a traveler,
“Is a sun,
“A fiery mass that flings discomfort
“If we come too near.”

Then came another, scoffing,
“The truth is a breath
“As frail in wartime.
“It is a feather, a flower,
“That blooms in the night,
“And withers at dawn.”

— Stephen Crane

Let's Get Spiritual

“Good conduct is the way in which life becomes more meaningful, more constructive and more peaceful. For this, much depends on our own behavior and our mental attitude.”

— The Dalai Lama

True Growth Community of Practice

The next Community of Practice has yet to be scheduled. A new date will be announced in the near future.