“Life is like that. If you can’t reach your destination by one road, try another.” ~ Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) How do we know which road to take? Taking the easy path is not always the appropriate choice. The key is … Read More
“Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” ~ Thomas Carlyle When we spend our time always focused ahead, it is hard to live in the moment. … Read More
“To mark a friend’s remains these stones arise; I never knew but one, and here he lies.” ~ Lord Byron The above quote is inscribed on a monument erected to Lord Byron’s dog, Boatswain. The epitaph describes the one whose … Read More
Question for Bernie: Dear Bernie – I first heard about you on Erin Lay’s Cancer telesummit. I have multiple myeloma. Diagnosed in October of 2013 as a result of what I thought was a sports injury. It turned out that … Read More
“We must learn to let go, to give up, to make room for the things we have prayed for and desired.” ~ Charles Fillmore (1854-1948) Every day I am out of control. No, I do not mean I have no … Read More
Here is the follow-up to earlier 2016 correspondence from the sister of a patient suffering from metastatic melanoma. Original Question for Bernie: Dear Bernie: This is in regards to my sister’s diagnosis She is starting whole brain radiation next week … Read More
“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” ~ H.L. Mencken One of our sons was upset when he built a house and didn’t make a profit selling … Read More
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ~ Buddha Anthropologist Ashley Montagu said it well: “The meaning of a word is the action it … Read More
What I found were “coincidences” which were connected so meaningfully that their “chance” concurrence would be incredible. ~ C. G. Jung The other night I needed a message to help me direct my life and picked out a fortune cookie … Read More
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein While I was reading the other night, I came across this … Read More