Can we hold differences gently when hatred burns?

October 17, 2025
Someone recently said to another, "Thank you for holding our differences with such gentleness." Thing is, I know people who feel hatred and a desire to harm others that it's almost impossible. Who am I kidding? It IS impossible. Fully impossible. Gentleness has its limits We like to...

Affirmations

March 5, 2009

Feeling Tropical Today

March 4, 2009

Facebook gone bad

March 4, 2009
I've tried really hard, this past year, to understand the relevance of Facebook. I have a page and I must admit to scanning it every day or so to see what my "friends"...

Working at it

March 4, 2009
I used to think that you had to work at relationships. But now, I'm not so sure.Oh, sure, you have to work at not being so knee-jerk at reacting to things that might...

Priorities

March 4, 2009
It's been a long time since I've put pen to paper like this. In today's high-tech world, this photo seems almost quaint, doesn't it?I had a phone call with a well-known...

Boxing Haiku II

March 4, 2009
Muscles ache and burnWhy do I like this so much?Think before you...

Yes.

March 4, 2009
These look so neat and clean, don't they? I have a stack just like it in my house. Ok, so not exactly like it. Some of them have been across the country twice in the...

Mine. Both.

March 3, 2009

Entrepreneurial inspiration

March 3, 2009
Even though I gave a month's notice, it's clear I won't be working much this month. Things are winding down, partly because I purposely didn't replace business the...

March 2, 2009

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