Do not to be sad that it is over, but smile because it had happened. — Vin Scully I didn’t hear Vin Scully say the above when he announced his final Dodgers game last Sunday. I heard his words when Jack Nicklaus quoted Scully during his beautiful eulogy during the funeral service for Arnold Palmer.…
Month: October 2016
Peace of Mind
Whatever one’s faith or religion, prayer has the power to change our state of mind from anxiety and preoccupation to a state of calm. However prayer by itself cannot provide a lasting peace of mind. For example, prayer by itself cannot ensure forgiveness. Often repentance is a necessary step to reach forgiveness and an…
The Dash In Between
Walk through a cemetery and most headstones bear the name of the deceased and the year of birth and the year of death with a dash in between. I find it amazing that for many of us the dash symbolizes all of our accomplishments and failures, our loves and and our losses, and…
Creating Peace by Tom Milne
Creating Peace When I pray for peace, Usually I’m thinking at the global level, Thinking of children dying, Victims of adult conflicts. Why can’t people just get along, I ask. Why do cultures try to exterminate others Because of differences in religious beliefs, Or long-standing offenses? But violence isn’t restricted to the…
War
Contrary to what our leaders would have us believe, it is the working class of men and women who are responsible for everything that takes place in a country, the good and the bad, including war. They also suffer the most during war, but it is their apathy that is most responsible for making wars…