Take courage friends. The way is often hard, the path is never clear, and the stakes are very high. Take courage. For deep down, there is another truth: you are not alone. – Rev. Wayne Arnason   Today, I need to know that I am part of a loving community. A meditation for…

        Today, please say a quiet prayer of healing for the children and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and their families and friends.       A meditation for December 15, 2012.  

  Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson…

  It’s not having what you want It’s wanting what you haveSheryl Crow — Soak up the Sun When I can love myself as I am, rather than longing for some future perfection; When I can be comfortable in my own company, rather than needing others around me; When I can find happiness within myself, rather than…

      Please, God, let me be small and useful.       Today, I had an extremely busy day filled with presentations and meetings where I was the point person. Instinctively, I felt myself get anxious and, alas, start to lose my serenity. Thankfully, because of my work with the program, I was…