What is expected of us and what will be the ultimate measure of our life is to love God, love our neighbor, and love our self. All the rest is wrapping. Love is therefore worth a meditation or two. Now comes the hard part actually thinking about love. I was brought up to believe that…
Month: August 2018
List of To-Do’s, Not of Don’ts
When I practiced law, I had a long list of to-do’s that I was constantly updating, I kept the same habit at Justice and when I worked for Mclaughlin. When Suzy gets overwhelmed she pulls out an index card and organizes her to-do’s until they are all done and crossed through. I bet you have…
We Need To Be Connected
Being connected is a strong driving force. Even monks in caves do so to become better connected to God. When I went on sabbatical, I thought I would be all alone and it frightened me, but my drive to be connected was so strong that I soon made friends with my brothers who were also…
Light The Spark of Creativity
When I talk to book clubs I tell everyone that I believe every one of us has at least one novel in them. In my case, I hope I have a lot more than one. Each one of us has deeply ingrained in our DNA the ability to create. It is written that we were…
The Storm Of Thoughts
On my drive back from Cleveland, Tennessee, I listened to Michael Lewis’s book on tornadoes, NOAA, and the National Weather Service — The Coming Storm. (Available only on Audiobook. I think it is a precursor to his new book The Fifth Risk.) Arkansas is no Oklahoma but it is still right in the path of Tornadoes. Growing…