Solstice - derived from the Latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still") We are in the darkest of days. We just passed through the...

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will...

“If I am wounded, I have in turn been given the resources needed to heal the wounded person standing next to me.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough...

“I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those...

Well, I hope everyone had a magnificent Thanksgiving. It is a close second favorite holiday to Halloween for me. In the same breath,...

I have been writing this weekly post for nearly 4 years, which means around 200 distinct posts on gratitude. Sometimes the topics flow,...

“My Uncle Alex, who is up in Heaven now, one of the things he found objectionable about human beings was that they so rarely noticed it...

“The very joyful thing about seeing ourselves and life from a place of gratitude instead of entitlement— is that this way of breathing...

One of my favorite holidays is upon us. Where did it come from? Halloween. The origins of the celebration are open to interpretation....

“The paradox is that hedonism, the pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, leads to anhedonia, which is the inability to enjoy pleasure of...

“I don’t care if it’s Friday the 13th. I’m just happy it’s Friday.” – unknown Today is going to be a great day! Of course, every day has...

Recently, I spent some time in DC. I had the opportunity to walk the national mall. I wondered off to the secluded FDR Memorial. It was...

“What if instead of heroically bursting from the fire, a weakened and traumatized bird rises awkwardly, just barely, careening through a...

“I think the most important quality in a birdwatcher is a willingness to stand quietly and see what comes. Our everyday lives obscure a...

My father passed on a few weeks ago at the age of 90. He was preceded by my mother, who passed at age 56 many years ago. He had a full...