Actions speak louder than words. ~ Mark Twain Since kids don’t listen a lot of the time anyway, don’t worry too much about what you say. But, worry a lot about what you do. I’ll always remember an interaction I … Read More
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ~ Mother Teresa At one time I was caring for a teenage girl who had fallen into a fireplace and had been scarred by the burns. … Read More
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. —Shirley MacLaine Many years ago I arrived at Grand Central Station in New York on my way home from college. All the freshmen at Colgate were obligated to greet everyone … Read More
The best part of a good man stays forever. For love is immortal and makes all things immortal. —William Saroyan Many years ago, a patient of mine went to the Hawaiian island of Kauai to die. Her mother lived … Read More
Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together. — Anonymous One day, Marilyn, one of our support group members, sent me an email with the subject line guidance. In her email, she told me that the word … Read More
The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them. — Harold Sherman When I work with people in assisted-living facilities, I ask them to draw a picture of themselves today and twenty-five years … 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
If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. ~ Gospel of Saint Thomas … Read More
Disciple to a philosophy, disciple to a set of principles, disciple to a set of values, disciple to an overriding purpose, to a superordinate goal or a person who represents that goal…You are a disciple, a follower, of your own … Read More
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. ~ Sally Koch We all need coaches, someone to point out our errors in technique, improve our skills, and not take credit when we do something … Read More