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Are You a Lonely Dad on Father's Day?
All over the USA today, we celebrate fathers. Special visits will be paid, handmade little gifts will be given, special meals will be served, and phone calls will be made to thank, shower affection upon, and generally to show appreciation of our fathers. A well deserved thanks, indeed! I am very appreciative of the men in my life and most especially of those who are wonderful fathers. But what about those for whom this day seems a bit ... strained? What about those who do not have a perfect relationship with their children? What about those for whom visitation is denied? What about those who have not "been there" for their little ones? This blog post is for you.
To Live a Life Well Lived, Without Later Regret
I read a blog post today that suggested, as a way of gaining perspective and focus, that one occasionally spend time contemplating one's own death (mortality). When you get to the end of your life, what do you want the finished picture of your life to look like? What, in hindsight, will you wish you had focused on? What parts of your personal life painting will you wish you had painted differently? In light of your deepest goals and values, is there a need to refocus or redirect present, daily energies to what is most important to you?
Food Justice? Not Hardly!
The USA Senate just passed a major agricultural bill, amounting to billions of dollars over the course of the next several years. What are the ramifications of this Bill?
Remembering Tiananmen Square, June 3, 1989
Remembering the massacre at Tian An Men Square
June 3, 1989,
please consider the following quotation:
More on the Meaning of Peace
At the end of his time with the Disciples, Jesus said to them
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27)
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27)
