It's the middle of the night. I woke from slumber, thinking about the rough state this country's in, the tough state our world's in, and then this song comes to mind. And I feel a little better. “Christmas Song”, Dave Matthews, c. 1993. She was his girl, he was her boyfriend Soon to be his …
Month: December 2018
PERSEVERE
My “Word That Matters” for 2018. “This word speaks to me everyday. I have it engraved on a band I wear on my wrist. It says ‘keep going, never give up, go forward, don’t be deterred by obstacles’. It speaks to all of us where we are, to be strong and brave and committed to …
Listen
Listen. There is an awful lot we can learn, and a lot of joy to be had as well, when we listen. When listening carefully, we also deepen our awareness, and strengthen our ability to cope and understand and thrive in the world. The other morning very early, I made the decision not to get …
Priorities
"Shoe Pile." It might seem a bit odd, a pile of shoes next to a shoe rack. I often think that when I walk by that spot in our house. After all, shouldn't those shoes be properly stowed in the rack? But then if you count the shoes, you pretty quickly note there are more …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 