You could be standing next to someone who is trying their best not to fall apart. So whatever you do today, do it with kindness in your heart. — Anon. When we think of someone on the verge of “falling apart,” our minds often go to highly visible crises—families separated, or people in dire public…
No Time To Celebrate
My father, a man who believed sports instilled lifelong lessons, had a simple rule about end zone celebrations: don’t ever celebrate until the game is over. He’d likely be shaking his head at today’s athletic theatrics, where every first down, every turnover, and even every tackle becomes an excuse for a choreographed jig. “Save the…
Waiting Room
The hum of the service department, punctuated by the tinny strains of “Shake Your Booty” on the Muzak, is hardly a recipe for tranquility. Especially when the news from the mechanic includes a recently expired warranty on a defective part and a dire warning about “threadbare” tires. This is my current reality, stuck in the…
Good Fight
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. — 2 Timothy 4:7. When St. Paul penned those powerful words, I’m confident he wasn’t picturing a boxing ring, even though my mind often drifts to those Friday nights with my grandmother I spent watching “Friday Night at the…
Life Is a Whole
“Life is a whole, and the journey has been well worth making,” Winston Churchill observed. Churchill’s wisdom was much needed this morning after I had just experienced a night of troubling dreams. Â After such a night, my mind is prone to wander into the realm of “what ifs.” It’s curious, isn’t it, how often our…