Living with integrity and belief in human goodness is the well spring of courage. — Sophie Scholl, as she faced death at the hands of the Nazis. In The Wizard of Oz the tin man is on a quest for a heart, the straw man needs a brain, and the lion needs courage. Of all these in the…
Month: May 2020
The Virus of Cynicism
There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic. — Maya Angelou. Cynicism is much like the virus. It permeates our thinking without us hardly knowing we are infected. Yet, we must resist this disease of the soul with every bone in our body. Our daily charge is to never lose heart, to allow our…
The Blame Game
In the words of Obi Wan, there has been a giant disturbance in the force. In the U.S. alone close to 100,000 people have died from the virus and the end is nowhere near in sight. It is human nature and certainly in the nature of politics to blame someone. Many are pointing their fingers…
Few Grains of Happiness
So few grains of happiness, measured against all the dark, and still the scales balance. The world asks of us only the strength we have and we give it. Then it asks more, and we give it. — Jane Hirshfield, The Weighing. I was sent the above today, and I took it as a sign to pass it on. We all have…
Drunks and Fools
God looks after drunks and fools — Otto Van Bismarck I heard the above in many contexts, but I never knew that it might have been Otto Van Bismarck who originated the quote. The quote usually relates to reckless behavior by young people who do something stupid because they think they are immune. However, I…