"Carefully watch you thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch ...read more

Everything hurts, Our hearts are shadowed and strange, Minds made muddied and mute. We carry tragedy, terrifying and true. And yet none of it is new; We knew it as home. As horror, As heritage. Even our ...read more

If you want to be sad, live in the past; If you want to be anxious, live in the future; If you want to be peaceful, live in the present...even now. ...read more

When does the end become the beginning the finite become infinite the forsaken become the found the fear become the peace the burden become the release the worn become the restored the sorrow become the ...read more

Wish for Now Take a moment to embrace hope, to seek harmony amid the noise, and to let your passion drive you forward. --Harris Theater, Chicago ...read more

When we are in training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are ...read more

In these times: Before you assume…. Learn the facts.   Before you judge…. Understand why.   Before you hurt someone…. Feel.   Before you speak… Think.   ...read more

The Holocaust Museum--2017 **POWERFUL AND CONTINUING NATIONALISM**   **DISDAIN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS**   **IDENTIFICATION OF ENEMIES AS A UNIFYING CAUSE**   **SUPREMACY OF THE MILITARY**   **RAMPANT ...read more

“People are no longer talking to each other; they’re just occupying their different spheres.” ~~President Barack Obama, November 30, 2016   I know this. I feel it. I see it. I’m at a favorite ...read more

Life Is a choice. It is a gift Life is an opportunity Don’t wait for things to happen Make them happen   Be honest, happy, helpful Be sincere, enthusiastic Sharing is ...read more