What Do You Want Now?

What Do You Want Now?

What Do You Want Now? “God, please teach me to speak (and email) the right words at the right time with the right tone, so I can live in peace and happiness.” Anonymous I regularly communicate with several hundred people over email, and I’ve been doing...
Thinking of You

Thinking of You

Thinking of You “If you’re worried about what other people think of you, just remember this, most people are more concerned with their slightest headache than with news of your impending death.” Norman Vincent Peale People generally don’t...
Scouting

Scouting

Scouting “I am not what happens to me, I am what I choose to become.” Carl Jung If you have the gift of reading someone’s feelings from the expression on his face, you might decipher mine in the photo above. Standing on our driveway, about to depart...
The Baby Bed

The Baby Bed

The Baby Bed “A family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” George Santayana A baby crib came into the life of our family just before I was born. My parents were wild for antiques, so they bought a hundred-year-old baby crib in an antique store, to be...
What makes you come alive?

What makes you come alive?

What makes you come alive? “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman The following story was contributed by my very good friend, Mike...
The Royal Marriage

The Royal Marriage

The Royal Marriage “The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.” Nia Vardalos Recently, I became aware of the distinction between the royal usage of the word “we” and...