“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • Lord of the Morning

    Lingering with the Lord’s Prayer Continue reading

  • Start Moving

      No one is going to come along with you until you start moving.Now one is going to see it, get it, or understand it until you live it and demonstrate it.Do not wait for a vote of your peers… Continue reading

  • Enough

        Move,Mountain, move into the sea! Photo by Rahul Gupta on Unsplash   Enough with the hand wringing.Enough with the despair.Enough waiting for someone else to have enough faith …Enough to change the world …Enough … Enough waiting on Republicans or Democrats… Continue reading

  • Stepping Out

    Step back to step forward and begin to take the steps that will lead toward stepping out. Continue reading

  • Random Thoughts on a Sunday

    You failed yesterday or this morning. Good not that you did, but that you know it. Continue reading

  • Perhaps We Need to See Dogs in a Better Light

    Maybe we are all dogs and we are all children. Maybe the right crumbs are quite enough. Continue reading

  • Ready, Get Set, GROW

    If you are not growing as a person and growing professionally, you are cheating yourself out of success and the world out of the good you can do.  You are dying in some dimension of your existence. Continue reading

  • Violence in the News – Blessed Are the Peacemakers

    Violence – Our culture thrives on it, or pretends to do so, fooling itself into believing it is being nurtured or protected by it. Continue reading

  • I Love Name Calling

    Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they are always glad you came. Continue reading

  • The Prince and the Pea

    The Prince of Peace is sensitive enough to notice the smallest gift given in love.   As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with… Continue reading