Category: life

Complaint or praise?

December 14, 2006 | 2 comments

  A young man decided to become a monk in a religious order that allowed monks to speak only two words every two years. After his first two years of training, the young monk was invited by his superior to

Freedom to move

December 6, 2006 | 3 comments

I stumbled across this quote in a newspaper ad, and it got me to thinking… “Movement is thought liberated.” ~ Charlie Chaplin How many conditions or circumstances can you think of where you felt limited in movement? Perhaps stuck in

Common work, uncommon joy

December 2, 2006 | 2 comments

  “To do a common thing, uncommonly well, that brings success.” ~ Henry John Heinz Have you ever believed you needed something more to be successful? “I need more money.” “I need more support.” “I need to live in a

No death

December 1, 2006 | No comments yet

I was having dinner with a man a couple of weeks ago who said he had died twice and come back to life over the years. The first time he was being operated on and died during the procedure. “But,”

Scout Beatitudes

November 28, 2006 | No comments yet

The Scout Beatitudes Blessed are the Scouts who are taught to see beauty in all things around them…for their world will be a place of grace and wonder. Blessed are the Scouts who are led with patience and understanding… for