“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
— H. Jackson Brown Jr.
What is it we can do today that when looked upon tomorrow, we will be very glad we spent that time?
Connecting
I was recently driving on traffic-clogged streets during a snowstorm on my way to pick up my daughter. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself because I was embarking on two hours of driving to shuttle her from one friend's to another's and then home. I decided to think about ...
Natural Knowing
A friend of mine has a 14 year old Lab named "Bella" who is showing degenerative signs. Sue called her vet who told her that she would know when it was time to euthanize Bella by the look in Bella's eyes. I wonder how many times I/we truly look into someone's ...
Places in the Heart
The end of October and early November are when my Mom and Dad were born. They passed away respectively eight and fifteen years ago. I wonder if it will ever stop feeling like yesterday? I have a hunch, not ...
President Obama
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the people of The United States of America elected Barack Obama, the first African-American President in its history. I wonder which pleases me more, his election or the fact that we may have finally become just a bit wiser? ...
Turkeys One and All
A few mornings ago, I spent a few minutes studying a flock of turkeys as they passed through the yard. The uniqueness of each bird was unmistakable and it seemed very clear that they were moving with purpose. I wonder, if observed, it would be clear where we are headed? ...
Inspired Schools?
There is serious talk of a national curriculum for public schools. If we want to do that, why not consider getting Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks to write, direct and produce it and let the classroom teachers work on supporting every youngster in knowing they can lead meaningful, productive, contributory, ...
Under God
In the early fifties, the words, “under God,” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. It is my understanding that they are now considering removing them. We no longer allow any religious celebrations in school, so as to keep church and state separate. I wonder what might happen if we ...
Paul Newman
Paul Newman had the same drama teacher in college that I did, though in different decades. Simply because we have the capacity for all things does not mean we will make the same use of identical resources, obviously! His contributions to a wide variety of causes were and are magnificent ...
Capacity Not Potential
A very young participant in our “What One Person Can Do” conversation recently developed a truly spectacular “purpose-in-life” statement. It reminded me that we never know when or where the most important conversation in the world will take place. I wonder what we can do to access much more effectively ...
Honor
We capitalize the word president when it refers to a specific individual, such as President Bush. It seems to me the most important jobs in the world belong to Mothers and Fathers. I wonder why we don’t capitalize those? ...
Posted on July 21, 2017, 6:00 pm By The Boothby Institute
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