october 22, 2020
“Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationship, not with your job, not with your money, not but you.” ~ TinyBuddha
october 17, 2020
“You reach a point where you don’t work for money.” ~ Walt Disney I awoke this morning to find a comment from Carol Johnston on my website: “Found your blog accidentally don’t know how and stayed up half the night … Continued
october 13, 2020
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” ~ Ferdinand Foch This is what I look at when I drop off Wally to doggie day care in the fall mornings. This from a crappy phone camera … Continued
november 3, 2019
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” ~ Duke Ellington
october 20, 2017
“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.” ~ Dwight L. Moody … Continued
october 15, 2017
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” ~ TinyBuddha The Sara Holroyd Singers sang the bulk of yesterday’s performance at a huge black barn on a ridge at Shakertown. I had never been to … Continued
october 31, 2016
Hold on to what is good, Even if it’s a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it’s a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it’s a long … Continued
november 7, 2014
“Understand that not everything is meant to be understood. Live, let go, and don’t worry about what you can’t change.” ~ Unknown It’s Friday. The clouds parted. The sun shined. The moon is nearly full. I got a … Continued
october 28, 2014
“My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” ~ Thomas Paine I looked around the classroom this evening at the handful of young writers, each so intent on telling their stories in the most … Continued
october 26, 2014
“Focus on blessing others, not impressing them. Kindness is far more powerful than competition.” ~ Anna Taylor There’s an old smokehouse on Uncle Harold’s farm. I love it. It’s falling in on itself. The roof is covered in … Continued