by JoAnna Bennett | Aug 11, 2022
LIFE & HEAT A Wave of Heat JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group August 11, 2022 I’m not sure where you live, but in my neck of the woods, it’s been hot. It’s been hotter than usual, earlier than usual, for longer than usual. I’m not one to regularly...
by JoAnna Bennett | Aug 4, 2022
GRAPE TOMATOES & MY SON Grape Tomatoes JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group August 4, 2022 Last summer we bought a packet of grape tomato seeds. We planted them indoors around March. That year we had the perfect amount of rain and sun for those...
by JoAnna Bennett | Jul 28, 2022
BRAVERY & TRANSFORMATION Just Keep Swimming JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group July 28, 2022 For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mother. I was the little girl who collected and carried around baby dolls. I would care for them and dote...
by JoAnna Bennett | Jul 21, 2022
INTELLIGENCE & CHANGE Learn. Always. JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group July 21, 2022 “If you’re the smartest person in the room, then you’re in the wrong room.” I’ve heard this statement several times, in several different contexts over the years....
by JoAnna Bennett | Jul 14, 2022
PEOPLE & PERCEPTION People Are Just People JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group July 14, 2022 I have a quote hanging in a picture frame in my kitchen. The quote is from the book The Power of Lift by Melinda Gates. It reads, “Connect deeply with...
by Mark O'Brien | Jul 5, 2022
I don’t like to think of myself as being a terribly reactive person. I’m not a panic-first kind of guy. I generally prefer to be tempered, measured, moderate, contemplative. I prefer to weigh things as objectively as I can — to consider evidence, to gather facts (if...
