During an extremely trying time of my life, I received a poem in a letter from one of my siblings. This poem changed my life. You see, I served an LDS mission in Lisbon, Portugal. Aside from extreme difficulties with the language, I was somewhat homesick and battling a bad case of pneumonia, which almostContinue reading “THE QUITTER”
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WRITING BOOKS II
If I ever get to teach a writing course of any sort, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield would be required reading. Upon completion of this book, I felt inspired to continue writing, but more importantly, I knew that the only person that could hold me back was me. The War of Art StevenContinue reading “WRITING BOOKS II”
WRITING BOOKS I
For much of my adult life, I thought I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to write about sports and the athletes that captivate us, I wanted an audience to know my thoughts and feelings, but mostly, I wanted to communicate with the world. While face-to-face interpersonal interaction is by far the best and richestContinue reading “WRITING BOOKS I”
HURT PEOPLE
There is a great quote that I like to share with others whenever they have been offended by another. “Hurt people hurt people.” I recently spent some time with a few hurt people, and I can testify that this quote is absolutely true. I try to live my life by what I call the platinum rule. MuchContinue reading “HURT PEOPLE”
PERSONAL MORALS
A personal moral theory is a structured set of values and virtues that are used to explain why certain actions are right or wrong. It is the basis for one’s ethical reasoning and provides the framework for the way moral issues are evaluated and processed. The purpose of this blog post is to transcribe and explain my personalContinue reading “PERSONAL MORALS”
FEELING WEIRD
So, last week I wrote a heart-felt post about how much I love teaching and appreciate the students I have in my class. I’m not one who necessarily enjoys disclosing my thoughts and feelings, so the fact I shared that blog post on Facebook was a big deal to me. I wanted everyone to knowContinue reading “FEELING WEIRD”
TEACHING SURPRISE
The night before my first day of teaching at Southern Utah University, a single thought caused me enormous amounts of anxiety: “What if I don’t like teaching?” Teaching at a university has been my only real plan for the past few years. The opportunity to teach was the main reason why I chose SUU overContinue reading “TEACHING SURPRISE”
GOOD TEACHER
It’s been three whole weeks since I started teaching a section of Interpersonal Communications at Southern Utah University. The opportunity to teach as I worked towards earning my master’s degree was one of the biggest reasons why I brought my family to SUU. Upon graduation, I felt that this program would best prepare me forContinue reading “GOOD TEACHER”
GRAD SCHOOL
When Summer and I began looking at graduate programs almost two years ago, we were drawn to three very different programs for three very different reasons. The first was Texas Tech. I met with two professors from their communications program about their (relatively) new Masters of Sports Communication program. Sports are my great passion, andContinue reading “GRAD SCHOOL”
THE BEST DAY
Summer and I recently learned that some good friends of ours gave birth to a perfectly innocent, stillborn baby. It broke our hearts to hear the news. I can honestly say there is nothing that frightens me more than losing Avery. As we talked, we recalled our first pregnancy, which ended in miscarriage. I knowContinue reading “THE BEST DAY”
Hayden Coombs 