Dad the Doer

In honor of Father’s Day I’m writing about my dad today. My dad just turned 80 years old last month and I think he looks young and handsome for his age. For his big birthday, some of the kids wanted to take him out for a nice dinner with some of his friends, but dad [...]

“A childlike man is not a man…

“A childlike man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on
the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of
continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves
in the cocoon of middle aged habit and convention.”– Aldous Huxley
I had a reaction to this quote when I first read it. [...]

“The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist.”

“The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist.” — J. Harold Wilkins
I read this today and I believe it. It is only when I am totally dedicated to a cause that it happens. Perhaps it is different for other people, but just plowing through a project rarely gets me the results I want. [...]

“A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live.” - unknown

I know I can get complacent sometimes - this reminds me to keep striving to be all I want to, dream to be - no matter if it is scary or what others think.
 

caring for our own and having empathy for others

After spending 3 days in the messy web of health care for the elderly, I wonder how I could have maybe done it better.
My 78 year old mother with advance Alzheimer’s disease broke her hip a week ago and went in for surgery. It was awesome to see the way our family came together to get [...]

“If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out” - Rabindranath Tagore

Since I am feeling a bit funky today, I did a blind opening of the “Guide for the Advanced Soul” book and above is the saying that came to me. For me it pertains to living life, doing art, being brave, and just being. Some how these words brought me a bit of peace, a [...]