A Gift of Silence in a Noisy World

A Gift of Silence in a Noisy World

Yesterday evening the power went out for over an hour. A power failure is unusual where I live especially when there is no apparent reason for it (it wasn’t stormy yesterday). I spent the first few minutes being irritated because I had lost Internet connectivity. And...
What Do You Want From Life?

What Do You Want From Life?

Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself what it is that you actually want from life? Have you ever stopped to really think about it? Or do you just rhyme off some pat answer about “world peace” or “success” or something else that you think would be socially...
When We Begin to Understand Ourselves

When We Begin to Understand Ourselves

Today’s mantra is “understand”, and I’ve been thinking about a quote from Thoreau recently. The one that says we don’t really begin to understand ourselves until we’re lost. “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ~Henry David...

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