Sunday Inspiration: We must never forget

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy And we must never forget the men and women who sacrificed so much so that we may be free. I know we will all take some time this weekend…

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Sunday Inspiration: Complaining

A friend sent me these words from Teddy Roosevelt. “Complaining about a problem without proposing a solution is called whining.” I started to wonder how often we have enough information to propose a solution. Or how often we have the energy to contemplate our choices so we can make a proposal. Or hardest yet, coming…

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Sunday Inspiration: Happy Easter!

  “Each time we exhale, the world ends; when we inhale, there can be, if we allow it, rebirth and spiritual renewal. It all transpires inside of us. In our consciousness, in our hearts. All the time.” — Tom Robbins “Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle. This joy you feel is…

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Sunday Inspiration: More Compassion

“I have more compassion than if I had never been wounded or if I had never been betrayed… those disappointments have made me gentler with other people and the stuff that they have to carry around and endure.” -Elizabeth Gilbert

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Sunday Inspiration: Dignity instead of Condemnation

“The cycle of degenerating discourse won’t stop if we insist that people we disagree with must first behave the way we want them to … The cycle stops when we recognize our responsibility to treat each other with the dignity with which we expect to be met. It stops when we choose to replace condemnation…

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