Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free; Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. — Chuang Tsu In sports you hear coaches say all the time, “Go with the flow.” You let the game come to you rather than trying to be at constant conflict with…
All Saints Day 2017
I bet if you think about it you know a saint or two. Not the one’s canonized by the church, no I mean the one’s whose lives touch you personally. Saints come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. There the one’s who always stay after an event and clean up, who can be found off…
Be Whatever You Are
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame. — Rod Steiger. Who am I? Who are you? Questions we ask more often than we’d like to admit. I’d like to think that for most people they can go through life without shame, but I have to admit that with all the fault…
We See Rightly With The Heart
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible with the eye. —Antoine de Saint Exupery, The Little Prince. Suzy and I have been baby-sitting the Yingling Three, my daughter’s children — Lila, Rebecca, and Frannie, for the weekend. Needless to say Suzy has carried the blunt of the…
Self-Respect Leads to Respecting Others
True self-respect, being very different from false pride, leads inevitably to respecting others. — Virginia Moore. Virginia Moore’s words about self-respect can be applied to several other qualities. Forgiving oneself leads to forgiveness of others. Being at peace, brings peace to the world. Becoming comfortable with one’s own skin, make one more accepting of other’s personalities. The…