By Steve Gwisdalla In my life, recent and past, I have failed my friends. I have failed my family. I have struck out swinging and I have watched perfect pitches cross my proverbial home plate and never swung life’s bat. I have failed gloriously in this life. The sad truth is, we all have. I ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Apologies for the delay in posting. My family was out of town. You will read more about that in this week’s article! My friends, in the Tribe of Up, we seek to create, discover, and promote all things up. Sometimes we try and offer encouragement or antidotes to help in times of ...
By Steve Gwisdalla My friends, in the Tribe of Up, we seek to create, discover, and promote all things up. We are not interested in game playing (unless it is cornhole, euchre, or dirty marbles…Shout out to you Chuck Hopkins). We do not care about things that polarize. We seek to advocate for more joy ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Occasionally, baby lambs are rejected by their mothers. Sometimes, the mother is ill. Other times, she gives birth to twins or triplets, and she knows she only has enough milk for one. Occasionally, she dies giving birth. Lambs that are rejected by their mothers are called bummer lambs. If the bummer lamb ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello Tribe of Up. Last week, I wrote about inspirational people. This week, I want to talk about each of you. If you are someone who reads these articles with any regularity, then you know the mission statement of the Tribe of Up. Advocate for more joy. In that quest, it can ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Do you know or have you ever known a person who simply makes your soul smile? Someone who just makes the room brighter when they enter. Someone who is changing the world? Someone who inspires you to be better? Our world seems ever closer to spinning out of control. Bombs falling in ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello Tribe of Up! Recently, I overheard a conversation where two people were complaining about a shared friend. I was not eavesdropping. They were incredibly loud, and I am certain others were listening to them as well. They complained about this friend being the type that ‘only called when something was wrong ...
By Steve Gwisdalla 714. That is the number of home runs Babe Ruth had in his career. Chick Evans was arguably the greatest amateur golfer in history. He won 22 tour events, including 3 majors in his illustrious career, never turning pro. Kirk Gibson was a professional baseball player with an amazing career, including a ...
Be Pro, Not Anti By Steve Gwisdalla I am against Trump. I am against Kamela. I am against vaccines. I am against anyone against vaccines. I refuse to watch traditional news. I am against anyone who doesn’t watch the news and is therefore ignorant. I am a dog person. I am a cat person. I ...
By Steve Gwisdalla At the beginning of this year, we rescued a puppy. One of our good friends fostered four pups from a local rescue organization. I made the amazing mistake of going to see them at their home before one of our son’s basketball games. Two weeks later, our pup was home. One of ...
When The World Doesn’t Want You Up By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published 5/1/2025 Is it me, or does the world seem to be louder than ever these days? The literal and figurative shouting at everything going on seems to be at a near deafening level. This article, and the over one hundred before it shares ...
You Can Do It By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published April 17, 2025 The title of this article is something you have said a thousand times if you are a parent. If you were ever a teammate on a sports team, a member of the band or orchestra, drama club, owned a puppy, or had self-doubt. ...
Don’t Forget the… By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published April 3, 2025 Recently, we went on a trip to Mexico over our son’s spring break vacation. We booked the trip a year ago and patiently waited. That patience ended the week before the trip, when impatience for the clock to speed up and our own procrastinations ...
Compound Interest By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published 3/20/2025 “Good and evil both increase at compound interest. This is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able ...
Your Suffering Isn’t Their Fault By Steve Gwisdalla Originally Published March 6, 2025 Do you know anyone hurting right now? Someone who the world takes pleasure in constantly placing difficulty at their feet. Someone who feels the world is out to get them. Someone who can easily name the people who have wronged them over ...
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