Day Twelve of 365 – When What Should Work , Doesn’t
Author’s note: When I awoke this morning, I was unable to get to my blog platform. What follows is a glance into my thinking when faced with a very minor distraction . . . total BALD MOMENT! Well here I am, twelve days into a 365 day challenge to publish one post per day for […]
Do Not Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much of Today
The Cherokee People have a proverb that infuses this last day of 2016 with meaning worth considering. It says, “Do not let yesterday take up too much of today.” Reflections on This Past Year For many, this year has been a tough one – one filled with uncertainty, heartache, disappointment and confusion. If you are […]
On The Edge . . .
More than any time in my life, I believe that our country stands on the edge of a precipice gazing down and into a dark pit. It is a pit that contains all that is troublesome and vexing – all of those demons buried deep in the collective psyche of “We the People” that we would rather […]
A Man Out of Place
I recall in the first couple of months following the 9/11 attack in NYC that Collin College in Plano held a public forum/meeting to address issues and concerns in the aftermath. There were several “experts” invited to share seats on a panel to talk about responses to the.event. There was a counter-terrorism expert from UNT […]
FEARANDHATE
FEARANDHATEFEARANDHATEFEARANDHATEFEARANDHATE… FEARandHATE… FEARandhate… fearandHATE… Fear and Hate… fear and hate… fear… and… hate… fear and hate… fear and hate… Perhaps it is time for each of us to S L O W D O W N… think for our selves… filter out the fear and hate… realize that good and evil and always have been […]
Which World?
I re-read a selection recently by Dr. Wayne Dyer in which he said, “Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.” Talk about a matter of perspective! Talk about the power of choice! Wow! We walk the same sidewalks; drive the same streets; visit the same parks; […]
Standing For . . . Way Different Than Standing Against!
I work hard to stay away from political and/or religious discussions. The primary reason has nothing to do with a lack of opinion on most subjects related to politics or religion. It has to do with the fact that most discussions in these arenas are often devoid of any reasonable dialogue whatsoever! When I do […]
The Day The Racist In Me Died . . .
I remember the day as if it were yesterday . . . the day the Racist in me died! The earth did not shake. The walls did not split. The moon did not turn to blood. In fact, no one sitting around me detected the powerful shift in my soul. On the surface, NOTHING changed! What […]
Into and Out of the Darkness, Part 1
Darkness affects all of us – sometimes for the better and other times for the worse! The natural flow of nighttime darkness invites us to engage in restful, restorative sleep. The unnatural, oft times chaotic flow of darkness hatched in the spirit ensnares us in battles to salvage sanity and sometimes, life itself. None of us […]
The Slow Poison
Have you ever wondered at the source of that gnawing in your gut? How often do you find your emotions tied in knots of frustration? In what circumstances do you find your thoughts clouded with uncertainty? At what points are you aware of an almost unbearable tightness in your chest or shoulders or back? When do you […]