Rigor is the art and practice of remaining fixed on a method or a way of doing things. In politics, it means staying on message. In art, it means adhering to the core principles of that art. In ... Read More about Being Rigorous
Thursday
Paying It Forward
Maybe some day I’ll have kids of my own. I hope so. If I do, they’ll probably ask what part I played in the movement that changed the world. [Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward: A Novel ... Read More about Paying It Forward
Understanding
Understanding is the next step beyond acknowledging another's humanity and a step short of appreciation. I have found that when I understand someone better, usually, I can more readily get along with ... Read More about Understanding
Purifying
A pure hand needs no glove to cover it! [Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Chapter XII: "The Minister's Vigil" (1851).] Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which ... Read More about Purifying
Amore
This begins with a season, which for want of a better word we might as well call September. / It begins with a forest, where the woodchucks woo and leaves wax green and vines entwine like lovers. / ... Read More about Amore
Taking Pride
One kind of pride lifts us up; the other brings us down. The essential difference between healthy and unhealthy pride is related to whether it transcends ego. “. . . pride might be likened to a ... Read More about Taking Pride
Living in Flow
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish ... Read More about Living in Flow
Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal
Ye who believe in affection that hopes and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition, still sung by the pines of the ... Read More about Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal
Intimacy
If we are fortunate, we have one or a few sustaining relationships that are emotionally intimate. Intimacy implies a deep-reaching trust, confidence and reliance that express key elements of Faith. ... Read More about Intimacy