A quote from my morning reading by Albert Einstein: “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, […]
Finding Purpose
Boy, I really don’t know where the words are going this morning. Not into a blog, for sure. Which makes me question once again my motivation for having a blog in the […]
A Future Vision
I was reading Ken Wilber’s Integral Meditation this morning, and a sentence jumped out at me. “To a large degree, we can make the future that is given to us.” That being […]
Speak the Truth
While walking yesterday, I was listening to the new biography of Jimmy Carter, His Very Best, by Jonathan Alter. In a section about the energy crisis of the 70’s, Alter relates Carter’s […]
What Goes Around Comes Around
Well, it’s finally here – election day. I don’t kid myself into believing by tonight we’ll know who our next president is. That’s just not going to happen. And yet this morning […]
Trump – “Worst Criminal?”
Nano has begun and today I will devote my writing energies to my novel. But first I think I must respond to a recent interview in The New Yorker with Noam Chomsky, […]
Gratitude for obstacles
“We don’t grow in spite of the obstacles in our lives, we grow from them.” Ralph De La Rosa Thoughts of Donald Trump invade my mind as I do my morning reading, […]
To Infinity and beyond . . .
This election year has taken me to places I never thought possible. A dedicated political cynic in the past has been replaced by a thoughtful, concerned, rational supporter of our democratic system […]
Better Late Than Never – Respect for the life of Malcolm X
“You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, not matter who does it or says it.” Malcolm X Walking the steps, listening to the […]
An Ethical Life
We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety, a hundred years at the very most. During that period we must try to do something good, something useful with our […]
NEW PERSPECTIVES 