Do you want to live in peace? Do you want to experience peace? I have mentioned this quote in a previous post Goodness is relative, but it’s worth repeating and consideration. Mother Teresa said this, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other”. In this tumultuousContinue reading “Have we forgotten?”
Category Archives: Peace
Goodness is relative
“I’m good enough, I’m smart, and doggone it, people like me.” Maybe if you grew up watching SNL like I did, you recognize this daily affirmation from Stuart Smalley. That was back in the days of Dana Carvey’s “Massive Headwound Harry”, Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, and Chris Farley living in a van down byContinue reading “Goodness is relative”
Love on the ballot
Vote for whoever you want. We can still be friends. One of my favorite things about living in the tiny, historic town of Jacksonville, Oregon is the annual Britt Music and Arts Festival. Every year, a variety of musical legends plays the outdoor venue on the western hill of our little town. Over the years,Continue reading “Love on the ballot”
Love on repeat
A couple years ago, I scored a great birthday present from my wife. She knows how much I love music so she bought me a record player and a couple of records she thought I would like. One of them is Buena Vista Social Club. I had never actually listened to them before, but fromContinue reading “Love on repeat”
What do you say?
It’s hard to call myself a writer. I don’t know why exactly. I guess something in me feels inadequate, like a poser trying to be something I’m not. At least, that’s what the voice in my head likes to tell me. It’s amazing how sometimes the words we speak to ourselves cut the deepest andContinue reading “What do you say?”