As we bring 2024 to a close, I invite us to be people who imagine – not the worst that is possible but the best.
In the Foreword to the book Imagine, Yoko Ono wrote about her late husband’s song. She said that John “wrote…
Read More
The concession speech of Kamala Harris on November 6 inspired me to write my own version of the Serenity Prayer which I will share at the end of today’s post.
First, I want to remind you of some of the words by Kamala Harris that…
Read More
Today, October 20 is only 16 days away from November 5, the day Americans will decide whether our democracy survives.
After the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government this new Constitution had created,…
Read More
Our potential is limitless – “Everything we do, say, and think impacts our world. Our potential is limitless. We can all be a cause for change.” Those are the words from the mediation app Headspace on September 2, 2024.
“John Kennedy believed so strongly that…
Read More
“Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” Those are the words of Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from 161 to 180) in his Meditations, 9.5.
In 2022 I started reading a book titled The Daily Stoic by Ryan…
Read More
“People often say, with pride, I’m not interested in politics. They might as well say, I’m not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future. If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must…
Read More