DAILY CHOICE: Monday, November 9, 2009

Hope vs. Despair REFLECTION: Hope resides in the future, in the possibility, in the blessings, lessons, redemption not yet visible. Whether the light comes from within or without is unclear. But this we know, it can only be extinguished as a voluntary act. This is not to say that people have no reason to despair. […]

DAILY CHOICE: Sunday, November 8, 2009

Kind vs. Mean REFLECTION: Of all the gifts we have to offer each other, kindness is of greatest value to the most people. Human kindness is instinctive but must be modeled to take hold. As the individual moves toward independence, kindness will compete with other instincts like exclusion, fear, and self-interest. Kindness must be bred in, […]

DAILY CHOICE: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009

PATIENCE vs. IMPATIENCE REFLECTION: Patience is not stasis but pace. Patience is not retreat but rather a form of preparation. Humans are most impatient with themselves, expecting growth without leaving time for maturity, expecting perfection from imperfect creatures, expecting pleasure without pain. Patience is realistic but hopeful. Patience is delay, not denial, a determined vision […]

DAILY CHOICE: Engaged vs. Indifferent

REFLECTION: Once committed, fortune follows. Ignorance is a convenient excuse for disengagement. To not care is to lack magic and power. To wait for others to intervene is simply to admit one’s powerlessness, to admit that one is without life – lifeless. It is more about the living and less about the wondering what might […]

DAILY CHOICE: Spiritual vs. Material

REFLECTION: There is a natural communication that goes on between the material and the spiritual worlds. Humans struggle for a means of expression. Nature responds, at moments of openness, to each individual, and to each in its own way. To some, the connection to the spirit is direct, to others through individuals who possess some […]

John Steinbeck On Yesterday’s Election Results: From “I” To “We”

Yesterday we had a few elections – mixed results. Leave it to cable and cable listeners to sift through it, interpret it. Choose your channel, and it’ll give you the answer you’re looking for. But if you want an eye opener, some critical analysis, I suggest Steinbeck, who in reflecting on the great westward migration […]

DAILY CHOICE: Love vs. Hate

REFLECTION: What do two imperfect souls have to offer each other beyond a touch, a smile, a willingness to defend? Each smile has a future that’s built in, made certain by a confidence in the “better or worse”, “richer or poorer”, “in sickness and in health”, or not. How tender is that early touch, how […]

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