Category: On Life & Love

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

Be It Ever So Humble A sanctuary, a refuge, a feeling of home – we all have experienced these thoughts especially over the past eighteen months when the world’s rhythm changed.  During this time, most have reconnected to their authentic selves and to family members. But for others – it has been a time of

Gathering is an ideology I used to subscribe to, so the order of maintaining social distance seems like such a foreign concept to me.   Sister Golden Hair is expected to arrive on the island with her brood later this week.  And wherein they will stay in a rental nearby, the event of their arrival will

It is really quite simple.  The idea that happiness is elusive or just beyond our grasp is flawed.  Anyone can become happy no matter their circumstance.  The secret is called gift giving. Do you know how you feel when you’ve done something nice for someone and they show immense gratitude?  You are tickled right down

“Let America be America again, Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain, Seeking a home where he himself is free.” This wonderful excerpt from Langston Hughes’ poem is profound in its extraction from the whole and applies to the direction of today’s newly ordered society.