Time as a Concept

 

“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?

Passing Over

Last month I visited the beach where you can see, off in the distance, the place where my parent’s ashes were scattered at sea.   I wonder if they can sense me as much as I sense them? ...

The Capacity for All Things

Sitting in one place for many hours watching people creates the opportunity for the imagination to run wild. I wonder how I would look or be if I had lived their lives? ...

Acts of Loving Kindness and Compassion

My daughter became a licensed veterinarian in June of 2007.  She called me upset last weekend as she euthanized nine animals all of whom were unknown to her.  The owners said, “We are so glad that you are with us and loved our pet.” I wonder if she feels comfort ...

War is Hell

“War is at best barbarism… Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have never fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.”   June 19, 1879, William Tecumseh Sherman What will it ...

When Self Care Matters Most

Almost everyone who knows me knows how important I think self care is. The kind of self care that truly nourishes who you are, be it a walk, meditation, reading, spending time with family, friends. And almost everyone who knows me knows how incredibly busy my life currently is, a ...

Interconnectedness

When I am truly in touch with my connection to all living beings, there is an incredible sense of tranquility and peace that engulfs my entire body and quiets my mind. If you see me at peace, you will know that I remember you are part of me. Could it ...

Fame and Fortune

Lindsay Lohan has become the center of a tremendous amount of media attention. Within two weeks of her release from a rehabilitation center, she was arrested for suspected DUI and cocaine possession.  Is it clear yet that fame and fortune do not provide an experience of being loved and valued? ...

Grasping the Reality of the Only Second

One of our “What One Person Can Do” conversations currently contains two participants, one of whom was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and the other’s partner is leaving for a tour of duty in Iraq on August 1st. I wonder why it didn’t take these folks any time at all ...

Religious Rightness

A great deal of the conflict that exists in the world and damage that has been done through war is as a result of religious rightness. I wonder what might happen if we understood that the “love of God”  has nothing to do with the preservation of institutions? ...

The Last Second

It is my experience this is the last second we have any guarantee of. Is the way you are spending it the way you want to? ...