A Gentle and Tender Hand

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...
A mark of an integrated life.

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...
Honesty with Humor

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...
Forgiven

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 conversation. One...
The Power of Gratitude

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...
Wounded Soldier

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...