“When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” — Saint Francis de Sales Don’t you love the image of bending your problems and difficulties “with gentleness and time.” Often we face adversity with a sense of urgency believing the current problem has to be resolved…
Month: March 2016
Thursday In The Fifth Week of Lent
The start of March Madness and St. Patrick’s day are both today. And amongst all that madness and celebration Lent still continues. I’m not suggesting you forget or ignore basketball and/or your Irish heritage, but perhaps before the games begin, consider the lessons you have learned over the past few weeks. During Lent you have…
Wednesday In the Fifth Week of Lent
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. — Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde must has seen into the future and predicted American politics. Every candidate claims to be the one for the future, and at the same time points a finger at his/her opponents past failures and mistakes as to why you…
Tuesday In the Fifth Week of Lent
I never loved another person the way I loved myself. — Mae West You have to hand it to Mae. She was honest. I’m afraid she sums up many of us as well, we are in love first and foremost with ourselves. Our Lenten discipline of service to others begins a turnaround in our lives.…
Monday In the Fifth Week of Lent
You have to give up all hope of trying to have a better past. — Anon. A we hit the home stretch of Lent we tend to dwell on our failures in Lent or what we could have done better. Drop that load my friends. Begin this week thinking only of the present and how each…