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
Most people I know only find enlightenment through their emotional or physical difficulties. That is a sad statement. Wouldn’t it be far better to be educated about life and prepared for its difficulties by the wisdom of others, rather than … Read More
The sweetest of all sounds is praise. ~ Xenophon Praise is seen in your eyes when you look at your beloved. Praise is felt in your touch when you embrace. Praise is heard in your voice when you speak … Read More
Show me a man who cares no more for one place than another and I will show you in that same person one who loves nothing but himself. ~ Robert Southey As I stepped of the plane after a … Read More
There are many fine things that you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is yours is the present. ~ Grenville Kleiser (1868-1935) Yale Divinity School I … Read More
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him. ~ Louis L. Mann Lecturer in Comparative Ethics at Yale University Champion of Social Service and Social Justice I play the lottery regularly in the hopes … Read More
Spiritual strength depends on spiritual posture. ~ Rabbi Laibl Wolf Why is man’s posture upright while most of the animal world’s posture is horizontal? Why is our spine built to have us walk on two legs instead of four? … Read More