After watching The Diving Bell and The Butterfly a couple of weeks ago with my Wednesday film group, some questions came up that produced surprisingly vigorous discussion. If you don't know the film, it's the story of a major European magazine editor who has a cataclysmic brain event that leaves him paralyzed but for eye …
Focusing on…?
Focus isn't easy. Brain science is telling us that effective multi-tasking is a bit of a myth. Not that we can't get multiple things done at the same time, but we're beginning to learn that it decreases effectiveness across the board. But we live in a world with a thousand sparkling possibilities, and to say …
Basic Update
Here we are a month later, and it's time to get back to work. I wrote a long email yesterday to a student friend, and the words tumbling out called to me, and I found myself enjoying something I'd been missing. So here I am again, scone in tummy and coffee aromas near, decidedly chasing …
Family Time
Chicago went well. Read about a dozen actors for the Willow Creek Leadership Summit shoot in May, had a great time planning with the producer/DP of the piece, and then spent some good time with my friend Steve Pederson of Willow Creek Drama. Yesterday, the Cincinnati leg of the trip began with meeting Anjie and …
Early Morning Walk
So after a long Elder's meeting last night, I got to bed too late to do the usual routine--up at 4:40 a.m. to head to the gym to workout--but I was awake at 5:00 anyway, so I headed downstairs, made a cup of coffee and settled in for a bit of prayer time. The church …
JEFF BERRYMAN 