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"The boy chose safety. The man chooses suffering."  "Shadowlands," is a novel by Leonore Fleischer based on William Nicholson's stage play recounting the romance and tragedy of C.S. Lewis and  Joy Gresham. The author places Lewis at his desk at the close of the book, reflecting, writing – perhaps writing his journal which would become,…

Do you remember swine flu? The H1N1 swine flu virus appeared in the U.S. in April 2009. It has remained, though not in the headlines. Though no laughing matter, back then nor now, it made me wonder: If swine flew then it would prove that pigs fly? If pigs fly, then why oh why, can't I?…

How Many _____s Does it Take to Change a … What?!?!?!CHANGE?!?!?!     If we don't want change, all change is intimidating. George Carlin said he put some money into one of those change machines and nothing happened. Sometimes, I'd be happy to find a change machine that actually produced transformation in any number of areas…

Is all everything? "What am I willing to lose in order to gain all?" The parables of the treasure in the field and the pearl of unspeakable worth all lead to the question. Must everything go? Everything? What does that include? What is best?  What  does your heart desire most? Who are you made to be?…

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…

    It’s time to get up and get going. You are sitting there, quite possibly stumbling upon this blog by accident because you are surfing the internet via a stream of consciousnesses in dedicated avoidance of whatever it is that you need to be doing right now. I say this not as a prophet…

  Climb higher to go deeper; Dig deeper to go higher. If your dream is visionary, clear, and compelling, it can make all of the obstacles that life brings seem lesser and the goal, greater. Potholes, bumps, and curves become part of the grand adventure and, at times, a genuine joy. We must engage ourselves fully –…