My Blog consists of the most recent bi-weekly reminders as well as occasional posts on related topics.

A Gentle and Tender Hand

A Gentle and Tender Hand

    A Gentle and Tender Hand   When we honestly ask ourselves which person … means the most to us, we often find it is those who, instead of giving much advice … , have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender...

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A mark of an integrated life.

A mark of an integrated life.

    Integrity   Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. -Satchel Paige    Satchel is really talking about more than prayer. Giving it a positive spin, he’s talking about integrity; giving it a negative one, he’s talking about...

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Honesty with Humor

Honesty with Humor

    Honesty with Humor   I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.-Groucho Marx    I seem to find myself in many situations in which I question whether or not to actually say what I am thinking, or for some reason–always perceived to...

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Forgiven

Forgiven

    Forgiven It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. -Dorothée Deluzy    He was a friend. We worked together and had known each other for several years. We would occasionally meet at social and other functions and regularly spent time in...

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The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

    The Power of Gratitude Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a...

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Wounded Soldier

Wounded Soldier

    Wounded Soldier "Without your wounds where would your power be? The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken in the wheels of living. In love’s service, only the wounded soldiers...

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Celebrity

Celebrity

    Celebrity   "I'm nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?"-Emily Dickinson    Our country has developed and perhaps perfected the cult of celebrity. The rich and the famous have a powerful influence on almost every aspect of our culture, whether or...

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Doubt and Certainty

Doubt and Certainty

    Doubt and Certainty "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell    When it comes to competition or argument, often those who doubt, lose, those...

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The Price of Art

The Price of Art

    The Price of Art “Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.” -Boris Pasternak (d. 1960)    Well, it seems to me that there is a lot of what is offered as “art” that has not been born of risk and self-sacrifice.   Let’s assume that...

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Drip Down

Drip Down

    Drip Down "A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not." -American Proverb   Invariably what is important to the person on top, quickly becomes important to the rest of the crowd. I believe this is especially true when dealing with values,...

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