Saturday Mornings

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.   -- Dalai Lama

I’m wondering …about the notion, some of us have inherited, that our soul is dark; that light is something external.

Christ has prophesied what will happen at the last judgment: we shall be judged according to the way we have treated him in the persons of t...

We can all live far more simply — it’s our culture that’s telling us not to. When you’re in serious trouble, you care much less about who th...

Three critical stories that are getting buried by Epsteingate Not to mention: The silencing

Poem for the week' -- "Before Winter Solticr, I Remember": This, too, is what we are born for, this waking in darkness, u...

Many times disorientation is the result of a perceived separation. We become disoriented when we feel disconnected from something that othe...

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future . -- Paul Lewis Boese

It doesn’t matter what position you find yourself in right now. What matters is whether you improve your position today.  -- Shane Parrish

I've noticed ...that our bodies are designed to communicate with us.  I'm learning how to better listen to what it is telling me.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When it’s over, we’re going have to explain whether we were a part of it…or not. We must pay attention  to what needs our attention, especia...

Beauty and harmony are often a result of flow. Where things collect and get congested, things breakdown.  In the physical realm, most desi...

Breathe in, “I Am” — Breathe out, “Here Now”: After a long and wonderful hike to some of the most beautiful scenery in Idaho (Sawtooth), my ...

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul. -- Walt Whitman

The best work ethics requires a good rest ethic. -- Kevin Kelly

Ever noticed … how much we want closeness AND pleasure? We want both. Sometimes we feel like we have neither. And, when that happens, we may...

Picking up a bit on yesterday's observation:  You have to be human first...repeat, human first . Not male, not white, not American...no...

You have to be human first...repeat, human first. If happiness is something you feel for yourself, joy is something you know with others...

  On the Lighter Side :

Instagram:  sharonsaysso If we weren't already, we really need to consider this IG observation  on dehumanization by Sharon McMahon ....

Judge each day, not by the harvest, but by the seeds you plant. -- William Arthur Ward

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A foo...

I’m wondering …as a society, why does it seem to require courage to care for the oppressed ?

No matter the religion or denomination in which we are raised, our spirituality still comes through the first filter of our own life exper...

We cannot know love if we remain unable to surrender our attachment to power . -- Bell Hooks I believe that in times such as these, we are ...

This 4th of July , I'm not sure what to be more discouraged about, the ideologies of the current President or the congress that keeps b...

Courage is very important.  Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. -- Ruth Gordon

Please read this. We don’t have time to wait. People will suffer. Senator Chris Murphy just sent out this report from the Senate Floor: He ...

Companies that offer too many options often struggle to differentiate. Differentiation comes from clarity of WHY, not excess of WHAT. -- Sim...

GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO says And, this may not even be the worst part...

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How we see ourselves is critical and the lens we use to do so is important. Don’t develop the habit of isolating yourself — it’s too easy ...

Disgusting .... Story after story after story like this one continue to emerge. Can we really be unfazed by this as long as 'it's no...

When lying becomes prolific, it’s hard to believe anything is true. Believing is the operative concept here — a function of trust. If a p...

No one is the worst thing they've ever done. -- Oprah Winfrey

The greatest business failures often come not from playing the game poorly, but from continuing to excel at things that no longer matter. --...

I’ve noticed … the more sugar I eat, the more sugar I want to eat. …literally, and metaphorically.

Is God present in our world today?  Of course, this can't really be proven (especially with man-made instrumentation).  Like it or not, ...

All they need is enough, it doesn’t even have to be a majority — just enough.  If you don’t want to say it now, it only gets harder to say i...

Instagram:  sharonsaysso Authoritarianism : The law cracks down on protesters and librarians, but shields corrupt officials and violent a...

We often seem mesmerized by the marvels of technology. Perhaps, as a species, we always have been, which if so may signal that much of what...

Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About ‘Too Many’ Holidays   A meditation: Protest, Pain, amd Joy  

You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself. -- John Steinbeck

Talk all you want, but  leadership  comes down to what you do and the way you do it.

Ever noticed …on a wooded trail, the majority of flowers seem to be positioned exactly where light shoots through?

Do you believe in guardian angels? Perhaps, the question really is, do I?   It's hard not to notice when a more serious consideration of...

The more you  do  something, the more understand it. We often pray for relief when, perhaps, what we should be praying more about is the con...

-- Heather Cox  Richardson ,  Letters from an American We have no kings here, we have no queens here, we have no emperors, we have no dict...

From   Michiana Chronicles :  2025 has been a year of seismic shifts. The loss of two men I greatly loved, admired, and respected seemed to ...

Try as we may, we just can't avoid the escalating drama in our federal government.  This, in part, is due to what appears to be the inte...