Category: On Life & Love

“To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something to really increase the happiness, welfare and virtue of mankind, this is a choice that is possible for all of us; and certainly it is a good life goal to sail towards.” — Henry Van Dyke Choices. There is

Faith Hope & Charity  I chose this photo of the Professor because I thought it so representative of the virtue Hope. By his posture at the water’s edge, arms extended reaching skyward unaware of the camera, he is demonstrating Hope. The building blocks of Faith, Hope and Charity are like a three-legged stool. They are the

‘Be so good they can’t ignore you!’ I heard that last night as I was walking through the living room on my way to the kitchen. I had been upstairs on my own, and even though removed from the ballgame airing downstairs, I still heard plenty of hoops and hollering as the Professor’s team was

Mankind, we are a fallible sort. We demonstrate our imperfectness every day. For all the many things we do right, the counterbalance is our disregard to what is outside our door. This country was built on the backs of immigrants. To be born an American is to have descended from a foreign soul who arrived

Working together and remembering our common humanity reminds me that listening to our spiritual calling is what is needed to ensure unity in our world that is riddled with discord. A spiritual life belongs to all of us, not to one faith or church. This type of prayer should ring true for those who live

The world mindset is changing that much is clear. And, the changes I am seeing are chocked full of promise and charity. I very much like what is before us all. I suffer from double vision, the result of many eye surgeries. I see the world with four eyes open! So imagine what I am

The beginning of the week is the perfect time to take a quiet moment and immerse oneself in the magnificence of our universe. Sitting under a Sea Grape tree delivers just the right mindset for a Monday afternoon. Once I nestled in, I began thinking about human decency and what it means to live by

We pass to this next generation a crazy world, and for that, I am sorry. I am rueful that they inherit a globe rife with warming effects. I am saddened to hand over a new society with mixed-up rules and agendas. A world where there is no peace, no leadership, and a broken political system.

I heard a story today that struck a beautiful, resonant chord in me. It was a narrative of a mid-20’s young black man who was out on a ride.  He eventually spied an elderly white woman on her walker in sweltering 100-degree heat, a slew of grocery bags draped across the handlebars. This young man

It ‘ain’t’ easy to find balance; to stop time and commit moments to memories, but these efforts are essential to one’s soul. Finding the time to fill yourself up with the joys of others is where you can reach the deepest chambers of your heart. We are all in need of the cultural shift that