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Wake Up Call! – Baggage Wisdom
BAGGAGE WISDOM The baggage of your life will either be a teacher or a prison guard. My friend Crystal was distraught. She said, “My Mom is unable to live…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Let Go of What You Do Not Have
LET GO OF WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE To be thankful for what you have let go of what you do not have. I remember my first Thanksgiving as…
Read moreWake Up Call! – The Gratitude Bank
THE GRATITUDE BANK A simple expression of gratitude to someone can be a gift to you both. I was thinking a lot about Priscilla, a woman whose mere existence…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Being Awed!
BEING AWED! Simple pleasures invite awe. I was out early taking my dog Lucy for a walk. Unlike many of our walks I was preoccupied and wanted her ablutions…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Shockingly Wonderful Guides
SHOCKINGLY WONDERFUL GUIDES The unexpected guides who appear in our lives are shockingly wonderful. A wise and generous-hearted guide appeared in my life two decades ago. As I wrestled…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Extraordinary Gifts!
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS! Transforming a gift into something extraordinary for others is an act of loving oneness. I knew that the second box of Saffron given to me would remain…
Read moreEbola & Fear – What To Do?
October 20, 2104 The fear of Ebola keeps ratcheting up each day. I know I worry about my spouse traveling on long international flights for business. The fears are real.…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Scars of Beauty
SCARS OF BEAUTY It’s in the scars of my life that I discover the love and kindness that shape my heart. A good friend and I sat on the…
Read moreWake Up Call! – What Matters
WHAT MATTERS Some of my concerns seem trivial, keeping me from what matters most. On the last leg of a trip a delay kept me in the airport for…
Read moreThe Many Faces of Peace
October 7, 2104 As the holiday season with its message of peace and good cheer approaches it seems at odds with the anxiety so many feel about increasing global conflicts…
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