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“Real isn’t how you are made,” the Skin Horse tells the rabbit. “It’s a thing that happens to you.” — The Velveteen Rabbit , Margery Williams About forty-five years ago, it happened to me for the first time. A tear. An inkling.  I was on the edge of a bed with two little boys, reading The Velveteen Rabbit . I hadn’t taken a shower for days. My clothes were proof of survival, with crumbs and smudges and ketchup wiped off with a wet paper towel. As I read about a toy rabbit lon

“When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope.” — Phil Connors in Groundhog Day Every February 2 nd , Groundhog Day, I think not of the weather prediction, but of the movie, Groundhog Day and it’s enduring message.  Of course, I get a big kick our of Bill Murray who is brilliant in the movie. Groundhog Day as a movie has a cult following which includes a past minister who watches the movie with her husband and friends every year. What m

"The way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire of strength to do good."  — Boromir, The Lord of the Rings...

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo Today is September 11 th .  It’s a day of remembrance.  I'm mad....

Those communities which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members, would flourish best . – Charles Darwin "Ol farmr"...

Aging is an opportunity to step into the fullness of who we are . Oprah Winfrey While attending a cocktail party of sorts, my energy...

When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the...

"Roxburgh's goal was to develop students with good character and moral courage, young men that would be 'acceptable at a dance and...

There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his...

"The wound is the place where the light enters you." Rumi, poet Some years ago, my brother, Steve, shot himself.  Steve never recovered...

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk...

“Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:17, New Testament This morning and yesterday I’ve been...

You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes on on the...

"I think there's a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you've stepped across the line into evil, and it's your life's...

I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Invictus, William Ernest Henley Yesterday my brain felt like a ping pong ball was...

“The mystique of rock climbing is climbing; you get to the top of a rock glad it’s over but really wish it would go on forever. The...

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection…when...

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the...

In the world we everywhere find clear signs of an order in accordance with a determinate purpose, carried out with great wisdom —Immanuel...

“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” Will Rogers November 1st ...