What do you love? Who are you?
“What is the definition of peace?” my teacher asked. “The absence of fear.” I blurted out without thinking. Isn’t if funny what sticks in our memory?…
Always, Forever
Always, Forever An invisible, unbreakable strand. I’m incapable, unable to withstand Filament strains, steady, a sliver my dear, my hope, always, forever. Six hundred miles,…
My Path to a Contented Life
I was raised to believe contentment was a good thing. In fact, a Serenity Prayer plaque hung on the wall right outside the bathroom. I passed…
What’s Your Role?
“The world is in trouble. It’s a mess. I can’t even watch the news.” I hear these comments and others like them nearly every day. People…
Pause and Pen: January 29, 2019
Make no judgments where you have no compassion. -Anne McCaffrey This quote stings. I find that’s when it’s easiest to make judgments! What about you? How…
Pause and Pen: January 22, 2019
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead Journal…
Pause and Pen: January 15, 2019
You may have to fight the battle more than once to win it. -Margaret Thatcher Is there a battle in your life that keeps reappearing? Are…
Pause and Pen: January 8, 2019
Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan. -Paul Bunyan We often remember how prayer can and has…
Pause and Pen: January 1, 2019
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars or sailed to an unchartered land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. -Helen Keller…
Pause and Pen: November 26, 2018
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. -Confusius How are you being perfected? Can you see how difficulties of the past…