“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” ~Karl Barth. I can’t complain. These past few weeks have given me many moments to be thankful for the life I live. Last week I visited my family in the UK – and was able to soak in the beauty of wild wild Wales, the mysterious mountains, the […]
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.”~ Alex Haley. I had a totally new experience last weekend. I am a world weary traveller, been travelling since I was young. My first trip to a foreign land was at age seven, when the whole family took a car […]
“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. I am screeching to the end of a particularly hectic week, one in which multiple deadlines collided. Perhaps some of them could have been avoided with better time management, but […]
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow”~Helen Keller (a blind woman!). How do you start your day, your week, your month? Do you jump out of bed, smiling and greeting the opportunity to live life to the fullest? Or do you moan and groan, resenting, fighting, complaining and counting the […]
Set a better example (Better set an example)~Alton Ellis. Teaching and learning are two completely different concepts. Ask any teacher! You may teach your heart out, but if learning has not taken place, you were ineffective. When I think of the image of a college professor standing in a large auditorium, expounding at great length […]
FMM 7 31 15 Make a U-Turn “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” ~Lao Tzu. I have always joked that a journey is no fun if you don’t have to make at least one or two U-turns. I once had a GPS (navigational system) that spoke to […]
“The future belongs to those who plan for it today.” Malcolm X. Today at 10 am, the Confederate flag will be coming down in South Carolina. Despite the claims to heritage and history, its most recent significance began in 1961 when it was hung as a repudiation of the Civil Rights Movement that was upsetting […]
“There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, it hardly behooves any of us, to speak ill of the rest of us.” ~ Edward Wallis Hoch. We are living in some interesting times. At times of great change and uncertainty, some of us get […]
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