WHAT GEORGE W. BUSH GOT RIGHT

WHAT GEORGE W. BUSH GOT RIGHT

It’s a political year (as if you hadn’t noticed) so I thought I’d write about politics – sort of. Ok, really about a politician – George W. Bush – the younger – U.S. President number 43. It was April 2006. Donald Rumsfeld was the United States...
CULTIVATING YOUR INNER DISNEY PRINCESS (OR PRINCE)

CULTIVATING YOUR INNER DISNEY PRINCESS (OR PRINCE)

Question: Remember how the Course says: “The waves bow down before you and the trees extend their arms to shield you from the heat, and lay their leaves for you on the ground that you may walk in softness, while the wind sinks to a whisper around your holy head.”...
A STRANGE STORY ABOUT PEACHES

A STRANGE STORY ABOUT PEACHES

The little girl sat in the school cafeteria crying. Wailing really. Other kids paid no attention. After all, it was the “special ed“ table. Odd behavior was typical. But she caught the eye of a passing adult. “Peaches!” she wailed. He looked at the trays of food. The...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

A friend of mine is a philosopher farmer. By that I mean he finds wisdom about life’s meaning and lessons in the life of plants. His specialty is watermelons and every year he experiments with different ways to start the seedlings. This year he’s trying toilet paper...
A 911 RESCUE

A 911 RESCUE

A few years ago, news reports told the story of a family who had planned a fun afternoon visiting a large corn maze. But when darkness began to creep over the field, they realized they were lost and didn’t know where to turn. By an hour after closing time, the night...