It's been a tough year. It's been a tough four years. Well that's ok. Sometimes life is more peaches and cream; sometimes life is easy and comfortable. But often times, life is difficult. It's hard. It's tough. And I'll say it again: That's ok. A lot of the policies and attitudes and decisions that have …
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A Simple Message
I did. If you’re 18 or older, you can do. Do what? VOTE. Here in the United States, today is Election Day. And so if you can, vote. About 100 million eligible voters have already voted. There are about 255 million Americans who could vote. DO SO. Even if you’re not registered, you might be …
Master List
Back in the Fourth Grade I remember the class, "Study Skills." It was the first time I recall being taught the concepts behind good learning, good practice, instead of the topics themselves. From then until now I've been on a periodic yet constant journey of trying to make the most of my time. I've found …
All Saints Day
Deep dive into spiritual practice? Not sure how deep, but yep, let’s go. These two most often come to mind when I think about saints: Ignatius of Loyola, and Francis of Assisi. They’re my two guys. I pray frequently, daily really; sometimes multiple times a day; sometimes constantly it seems. Depends on what’s happening in …
Lyrics Post: “This Land Is Your Land”
“From my youth to now, many decades later, this song speaks. And through its many renditions, this song speaks to us. To those who will listen. For those who yearn, and believe. Thank You, Woody. “This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York island From the redwood …
VOTE
It's frickin' fundamental. You're given a voice, a say in the matter! USE IT. We completed our ballots. Dropped off the envelopes at the County Registrar's Office this week. Your vote is your voice in a democracy. It's a fundamental tenet of our society. Don't squander it. Your opinion matters. Your voice matters. Let it …
Let The Noise Go
Let the noise go. Life’s too short to let that noise distract you for long. Let it go, fall away, “like water off a duck’s back,” so the saying goes. It takes a certain strength I think, To let acknowledge whatever “it” is, and feel some of what it offers, and then, THEN, let it …
From the Ashes
Each week ends, burned down, left with ashes. Each weekend burns down too, giving way to a fresh work week, school week. Another opportunity to make it good. Forged in fire, from the ashes, we rise again.
Lions Work: Saturday Service Project – Greenhouse & Garden, Cupertino
A couple hours is all it took. We were set to gather up some compost and complete delivery. Simple enough. A simple path to a little more GOOD. The destination? A greenhouse and garden beds in need of good soil. This Saturday morning work was a short chapter in a bigger, new project underway from …
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When In Doubt? Shakespeare!
As a vegan to drift off this came to mind; from The Muse himself; some six hundred years ago written, two score years I heard it for the first time. “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe …
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