When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix I saw the complete skeleton of a brontosaurus the other day. One thighbone weighed over five hundred pounds. Yet this enormous creature … Read More
To be born in a duck’s nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan’s egg. ~ Hans Christian Andersen For health reasons, my mother was not supposed to risk … Read More
Let an Angel hold your hand. ~ Teryl Seaman I was having a very difficult day as a surgeon, with many emergencies and difficult patients. I had no time to eat and was starved and exhausted. Finally, I had … Read More
Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. ~ From the film The Land Before Time In college my worst grade was a C in Creative Writing. I was a pre-med science major trying to broaden my … Read More
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple:one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly. ~ Virginia Woolf Anima and Animus, female and male — why? Why not one sex with the ability to … Read More
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it. ~ C.G. Jung Think back to a time that was meaningful for you. I didn’t say pleasant or joyful, I … Read More
It is our impatience that spoils things. ~ Molière I once heard a story about a woman’s husband who had returned from the war with post-traumatic stress syndrome. She was unable to deal with him or get him to … Read More
Intuition is the deepest wisdom of the soul. ~ Jeffrey Mishlove One day I was typing an email to our daughter, Carolyn, and accidentally wrote the word loving. I didn’t correct it because I thought it was a wonderful … Read More
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live. — Joan Borysenko Today’s paper contains an article about a man who died at age one hundred and ten. A short time before his death, a … Read More
Make love, not war! ~ Antiwar Slogan We frequently hear our political leaders speaking about declaring war against other peoples and nations. They are very devoted to the process of conflict, war, getting even, punishing others in damaging ways. They … Read More