“For those who have been trained by it/No discipline seems pleasant at the time but painful … Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace …” Bobby McFerrin “Medicine Music” I don’t know about you, but I was getting lazy before this crisis happened. Not so much lazy in doing things, butContinue reading “It Takes Discipline”
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I’m Grateful!
“Our world has more than enough critics. Be an encourager.” ~ Marie Foleo, Everything is Figureoutable “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” ~ Dalai Lama Yesterday I took a trip outside for the first time in twenty-three days. I was surprised toContinue reading “I’m Grateful!”
How Do We Cope?
“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ~ Philip Pullman “But during the war,–in the middle of all that blood and dirt and hot and cold–everyday and night, I’d have moments, Maggie, when I saw the things that we could do when it was over. When you’reContinue reading “How Do We Cope?”
Hope and Love
“There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who do not. Life is too shortContinue reading “Hope and Love”
True Confessions
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with Annotations – 1841 – 1844 I’ve written a novel that I’m proud of. It’s long and some people say it’s slow moving, but that’sContinue reading “True Confessions”