January 2010
5 posts
Living a "Blue Sky Life"
This morning I watched one of my favorite programs, CBS Sunday morning. Commentator Mo Rocca did a story on the play, “Our Town” and at the end of the piece he wanted to find out if the play was relevant for young people today. So Mo asked four people in their early 20’s to join him at a performance. At the end of the play, two of the four people were moved to tears.
In the interview that...
Will you be an Ivan or a Matthew?
Yesterday on my way home from Bridgewater, I got to thinking about my life and my place in the world. The word purpose came to mind and I immediately considered the way I make my living and how so many of us do jobs with no real nod to the work we arrived on this planet to do. It occurs to me that, for most of us, we just put our heads down and plough through whatever it is that we have to do to...
A Lack of Deathbed Regrets - The Litmus Test
This morning mom called to tell me that she’d emailed me a copy of one of her latest iPhone artistic endeavors. She’s an amazingly talented artist who is extremely passionate about the beauty she creates. So I get a kick out of seeing her work. But what struck me as funny was her request that, after opening the email, I call her back to encourage her to take some time away from her art...
A Charlie Rose Intervention
Last night I watched a Charlie Rose retrospective on some of the well-known people we lost in 2009. When I watch such a show, I’m always filled with emotions. Saddened by the loss, my heart also swells with the beauty and love of a life well-lived. On a personal and spiritual level I connect with that person’s energy as they move on to their next adventure.
Invariably what...
The Real Meaning of Hope in 2010
Yesterday one of my Facebook Friends posted a comment regarding her hope that 2010 will be a better year for her. While the sentiment is certainly important and shared by people around the world, it occurs to me that we have to have more than hope to see an improvement in our lives. And yet for most of us, we hesitate to do more than that.
A lot of my friends scoff at the thought of New...