One rarely sees good in any day in which a loved one is surrendered to death. Some people find it difficult to find good in most any day at all. Harry Giles was not such a person. How does one become a person who can see good in almost every day or,...
“Everybody acts out a myth, but very few people know what their myth is. And you should know what your myth is, because it might be a tragedy. And maybe you don’t want it to be.” Jordan Peterson This reminds me of something I have said often to students:...
“What’s one thing you do that AI can’t do? Or two things? Or three?” Spiritual Director and Writer’s Coach, Charlotte Byrd Donlon, posed this question in one of her recent “5 Good Things” newsletters that she sends out. It was a timely and...
From 7/23/2021 Irony and humor…. As I scrolled tonight I saw a report of a recently discovered secret library of 84,000 manuscripts uncovered behind a wall in Tibet going back a 1000 years …. Followed immediately by this ad: “The Dos & Don’ts of Records...
The quote below was from two posts on this date in 2009. I am occasionally surprised by how often certain experiences are repeated in my life…… Almost the same feelings accompanied me last night as I drove wearily into my driveway. I had spent much of the...
There is a difference between perseverance and faithfulness. Perseverance implies the presence of resistance and the need for focus and determination of will that can overcome obstacles and resistance. Perseverance is what I would call an “instrumental...
