“We’re only here for a minute. We’re here for a little window. And to use that time to catch and share shards of light and laughter and grace seems to me the great story.” – Brian Doyle, from the Forward of One Long River Of Song The news about the Sycamore tree at Hadrian’s Wall…
“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.” — Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays Collectively, we tend to elevate some people in society to positions of power and influence. Some people crave power at all costs. And luckily for them, some people want to follow a compelling…
“[There is an] age-old debate over two kinds of happiness that scholars refer to as hedonia and eudaimonia. Hedonia is about feeling good; eudaimonia is about living a purpose-filled life. In truth, we need both. Hedonia without eudaimonia devolves into empty pleasure; eudaimonia without hedonia can become dry…. I think we should seek work that…
“It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at your funeral — whether you were kind, brave, honest or faithful. Were you capable of…
So easily forgotten are the most important thingsLike the melody and the moonlight in your eyesAnd a song that lasts forever, keeps on gettin’ betterAll the time— Keb’ Mo, Life Is Beautiful Walking a lot of miles lately, I’ve come to see the town I live in at ground level, turning corners into places I…
“My heart is moved by all I cannot save:so much has been destroyedI have to cast my lot with thosewho age after age, perversely,with no extraordinary power,reconstitute the world.”~ Adrienne Richfrom “Natural Resources” Day two of life with a rescue puppy is a reminder that life will be different. This is a sweet puppy, but…
“What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?” — Arnold Schwarzenegger We’re all unique, yet so much of our time is dedicated to fitting in with the pack. We instinctively know the pack helps us survive, but we often chafe at the limitations of it….
I know you’re tiredAnd you ain’t sleeping wellUninspiredAnd likely mad as hellBut wherever you areI hope the high road leads you home againTo a world you want to live in— Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Hope the High Road I had a conversation with a work acquaintance who travels down a different ideological path…
It’s our time to make a moveIt’s our time to make amendsIt’s our time to break the rulesLet’s begin— X Ambassadors, Renegades If you want to feel hope for the future, go to a ceremony honoring High School graduates awarded their scholarships. I was awestruck hearing their accomplishments over the last four years, much of…
Most people search allof their livesfor someplace to belong toas you saidbut I look insteadinto the eyes of anyonewho talks to me— June Jordan, Poem For a Young Poet We know how this works when we’ve lived awhile. People come and go from our lives, some never to return, and we move on without them….