The not so heavy couch
May 4, 2016 | 23 comments
If you can see how to do accomplish a feat, you can accomplish it, I often remind myself. And also its counterpoint truth, if you can’t see how to do a job, and believe there is no way to do
Tag: possibility
Giving people a second chance
October 5, 2015 | 16 comments
Here’s an inspiring story of a bakery in Yonkers, NY, that gives people a second chance. There are many spiritual lessons here to glean…
Thrive where you are
September 29, 2015 | 10 comments
My wife, the avid gardener, has a rock in one of her slate pathways with the words, “Bloom where you’re planted,” etched into its face. I think I bought it for her years ago, now that I think about it.
Overcoming the odds
May 28, 2015 | 4 comments
When I watch this short video about Noe Rueda growing up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, I can’t help but feel hope for all of humanity. The social, environmental and economic odds were all stacked
From lay-off to move-on
May 26, 2015 | 9 comments
When a person loses a job due to a lay-off, it can feel tough to adjust and figure out what to do next. Big questions might loom like, “Why me? Why did I get fired? What did I do wrong?”