“Leave it all on the field, leave it all on the court.” I heard words like this from my coaches when I was growing up so often that many years later as I write these words I hear their voices in my head. “Be all you can be” the famous U.S. Army slogan is an…
Listen, Heal, and Find Another Way.
Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. — John 8:7 We are all familiar with this passage. A woman caught in the act of adultery and the scribes and Pharisees bring her before Jesus to test him. They shout, “the law of Moses commanded us…
The Reward of Merit Is Not Life’s Business
Later on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don’t you? You think you deserve it. I did anyway. But then you begin to understand that the reward of merit is not life’s business. — Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending. What is the saying — God doesn’t promise a comfortable life, only comfort? Or…
Rumi: The Real Work
Rumi — The Real Work “There is one thing in this world that you must never forget to do. If you forget everything else and not this, there’s nothing to worry about; but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you will have done nothing in your life. It’s as if a king…
When Poetry Becomes Part Of Your Soul
People’s reaction to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic. They either love it or hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don’t, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul. — Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman. I think the same…