Within each of us, I think, whether we acknowledge it or not, is a secret hidden corner. It’s that place that we enter when life is floating along on a soft current and are able to move with it on auto-pilot. Like an empty park bench in a quiet…
“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” Orson Welles As Orson Welles said, happy endings depend on where we choose to stop the story. But they also depend on the story that we choose to tell. Because isn’t all of life,…
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. — Thomas Fuller “I’m sorry” is a common phrase around our house. It seems that I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness on an almost daily basis.…
L’Shanah Tovah! Today marks the second day of Rosh Hoshanah celebrations in the Jewish tradition. For those other non-Jews out there who might not be familiar with Rosh Hashanah, it is the Jewish New Year that marks the beginning of the High Holy Days. Beginning at sundown yesterday, the holiday…
“I’m not different for the sake of being different, only for the desperate sake of being myself. I can’t join your gang: you’d think I was a phony and I’d know it.” – Vivian Stanshall The quest for authenticity seems to be never-ending and ever-changing. We strive for authenticity as…
Close the door. And keep it closed. Close the door to the storms with their blustery winds, pounding rains, and flashing lightening. Close the door and put up a façade, a bold scarlet portico so that others cannot see the messiness that lies within. Close the door to your mind,…