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What Are We Up To?
"There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque, French artist Night before last John and I...
Oct 9, 20225 min read
Getting Close To Home
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." Lewis B. Smedes, author, ethicist, theologian My husband...
Sep 22, 20223 min read
Of Myths, Grace, and Hallelujahs
"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in" Poet,...
Sep 13, 20225 min read
Fence Or A Welcome Sign?
Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They're compassionate...
Aug 29, 20224 min read
Sailboats In The Water
“Mystical poetry stills the mind.” ― Bert McCoy, English teacher and writer Some Eastern religions have used deep attention to...
Aug 21, 20223 min read
Keeping Our Eyes Open
"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is...
Aug 14, 20221 min read
All We Really Need To Know
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" Matthew 22: 36 (New Testament, Christian Bible, New Revised Standard Version...
Aug 12, 20225 min read
Go To The Gold Standard?
“If your actions were to boomerang back on you instantly, would you still act the same? ― Alexandra Katehakis, psychotherapist Stock...
Jun 25, 20225 min read
Compassion Gone Right, A Lesson
“Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our ceaseless...
Jun 9, 20225 min read
Compassion Gone Wrong, A Lesson
“Nowhere is wisdom more necessary than in the guidance of charitable impulses. Meaning well is only half our duty; Thinking right is the...
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Could You, Would You, Help A Russian?
True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it. Dr. Daniel Goleman, author and...
Jun 6, 20224 min read
How to Stop The Hurt
“Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the...
May 25, 20223 min read
Often We Need a Good Ear Not Advice
Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated. Jill Bolte Taylor I would like to say this has only happened once or...
May 10, 20223 min read
Oops, Did I Just Go Over The Line?
“You will excel only by maximizing your strengths, never by fixing your weaknesses.” Marcus Buckingham, author, business consultant...
May 7, 20224 min read
What Are Your Strengths - What's Good About You?
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” —...
May 3, 20224 min read
The Best Advice
“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each...
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Should You Forgive? Why? How?
Life is an adventure in forgiveness. American author, Norman Cousins My father died in 2006. A few days after his service my mother and I...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
The Ultimate Path To The Good Life?
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” Dalai Lama Over the holidays last year, we...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Start A Virtuous Cycle
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King My husband,...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Choose To Turn Toward Others
“Successful long-term relationships are created through small words, small gestures, and small acts.” John Gottman My husband, John, was...
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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