The Truest Barometer

The Truest Barometer

An ad for the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” popped up on my screen.  For some reason, I took a pause.  Perhaps it was because I wanted to reflect on the gentleness and calm of Fred Rogers who for more than thirty years told his young viewers that...
Gateway to Freedom

Gateway to Freedom

Successful people follow independent paths.  Asked once how she had developed her unique style, artist Georgia O’Keefe said, “I thought someone could tell me how to paint a landscape, but I never found that person.  They could tell me how they painted their landscape,...
The Path of Aging

The Path of Aging

This morning I overheard a conversation among a group which was a litany of reasons as to why aging is an inevitable downward spiral.  The truth is that we weren’t created to blossom early and then spend the rest of our lives withering away.  The more we learn about...
Old Mind Patterns

Old Mind Patterns

As I felt an old mind pattern arising today that typically brings me down, I found myself wanting to eat.  The problem was I had just eaten.  So it occurred to me that maybe eating wasn’t the solution.  Having been on the path of self-awareness for some time, I knew...
At The End

At The End

At the end of my life, I want to know that I did all I could with all I had.  The thought of looking back on a life of unrealized dreams is painful.  I want to know that I had the courage to be who I truly am and that I made every effort to fulfill my potential.  I...