The Importance of Second Chances and Forgiveness

Dear Friend, I wrote this post originally about a year ago, and felt the need to repost today.  You see, over the past few weeks, I have encountered some individuals who, for one reason or another, harbor anger.  Some are angry at people, some at events, some at the...

Are you Living Your Life Like Punxsutawney Phil?

Can I go back to bed now?Alas! must it ever be so? Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go, And fight our own shadows forever? ~Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Well Happy Groundhog Day! This is the day each year that we gaze towards a nervous rodent in a hole to...

Enjoy the Outtakes This Christmas…

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale Happy Christmas Eve my friends.  This is a magical day of anticipation.  For many of us, Christmas preparations are based on tradition, and trying...

As You Cast Your Ballot…

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ~The Declaration of Independence~ I remember a...

And What About Your Ripple?

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. ~Robert Francis Kennedy~ Last...