“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” — G.K. Chesterton Being cheerful isn’t as easy as it sounds for some folks, and even for the most optimistic people, there are circumstances that try our positive outlooks. Let’s face it, sometimes circumstances do leave us feeling desperate, but is it […]

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” — Eckhart Tolle The small fountain in my flower bed sits just outside the window where I work. I noticed the fountain wasn’t flowing, the water was still, and there […]

“Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.” Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore You should have taken a minute to check on your father. You should have gone to the party. You were the only one who didn’t show up. When you […]

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. — George Bernard Shaw It’s funny how life’s lessons can be seen in simple things like toys. I remember the abacus-type toys of years ago, and how much fun it was to move the little bead along the wire, sometimes […]