Love. Just love.
I went to a memorial service today for a life-long friend. She was my parents' friend but was also a cherished adult in my life as well....
We are, all of us, creatures of habit
We are, all of us, creatures of habit. So wrote Edgar Rice Burroughs in The Beasts of Tarzan in 1914. Political correctness about the...
May your day always include glory
Splendor! Praise! Honor! Glory be! The word "glory" has meant all this since at least 1200, according to The Chambers Dictionary of...
Everything begins and ends with you, whether you like it or not
As a kid, I’ll bet you used peer pressure as an excuse for a bad decision or to get something you wanted. All kids do this. “Well, I...
On Independence Day, ask "For whom the bell tolls."
No man, John Donne eloquently meditated in 1624, is an island. Independence? Nah…try interbeing as named by Thich Nhat Hanh. As Donne...
'ello, Gov'nor!
Do you know what a governor does? No, not a capital-G Governor. After this week, those governors are very much on everyone’s mind. We...
How to save the world
In a recent conversation with a friend who is following the war in Ukraine very attentively, she pondered aloud why she should be...
this too shall pass; just not right now
My friend is dying; my friend is living. I can't stop the wild overgrowth of cancer, spreading out over, under and through various...
Catch yourself
In a week full of contrasts, here's what I've learned: Catch yourself enjoying a moment. I don't mean stop and smell the roses. I mean,...
Forget and forgive
There will be times when you forget something you’ve always remembered. You may forget to pay a regular bill on time or wish a loved one...
