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.…

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  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…

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    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…

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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…

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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…

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