“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.” ~ Isaac Bhevis Singer “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” ~ Frederick Buechner We live in a world of duality.  Good/Bad.  Right/Wrong.  Virtue/Sin.  Innocence/Guilt.  Peace/Conflict.  Winner/Loser. I [...]

“Everything flows, nothing stands still.” — Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Most of the bloggers I know do not have editors.  I have two editors.  Well, I did have two editors, in the Winter and Springtime of [...]

“The darkest hour is just before the dawn.” – Proverb Quote   Seems like I know a lot of people who are going through some pretty heavy stuff right now.  Of course, I want to help them feel better.  That’s why I’m putting together this first aid kit of “happy medicine” — things that always [...]

“Whatever your eye falls on – for it will fall on what you love – will lead you to the questions of your life… The things of this world draw us where we need to go.” — Mary Rose O’Reilley (The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd) [...]