Positive Qualities – Brotherly & Accommodating

The past is already incorporated in me. — Dr. George Sheehan (1918-1993) Cardiologist We do have some language difficulties. This week’s qualities are Brotherly and Accommodating. In order to be accommodating I have also added “Sisterly” below. Maybe I should put both of them under siblingesque. Have a good week. Peace, Jim             BROTHERLY Definitions: … Read more

Positive Qualities – Deserving & Celebrated

A man [is] never just a man. A man [is] endless possibilities waiting to become. — William Kent Krueger (1950-) Author You may Deserve to be Celebrated, but if you are celebratory you gain an experience of internal bliss which will shine through your soul. Peace, Jim             DESERVING Definition: worthy of merit; creditable             … Read more

Time to Change Direction?

When you simply don’t have the drive or if you feel you’re on a dead end road, it just may be time for a change. One of the best ways to get motivated is to understand our innermost desires. Some call it taking pride in a job well done. Others think of it as perfection … Read more

Positive Qualities – Genteel & Conviction

The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly. — Charles Reznikoff (1894-1976) American Poet One can be Genteel and yet arrogant. One can have Conviction and yet be bull-headed. The trick is to modify each quality with balancing qualities that either eliminate the possibilities of the negative or at least smooth the rough … Read more

Contrast and Compare – Saturday, December 21, 2013 (The Winter Solstice)

“All true art must help the-soul to realize it’s inner self. True art must be evidence of the happiness contentment and purity of its authors.” — Ghandi (1869-1948) “Any scientific interpretation of the material universe is valueless unless it provides due recognition for the scientist. No appreciation of art is genuine unless it accords recognition … Read more

Positive Qualities – Approving & Emerging

Your choices determine your destiny. Choose well. — Merritt Horn An Approving comment, smile, or pat on the back is the universal method of segregating good from better. We are all Emerging souls. We are growing into our new selves as we choose. Let’s help each other see the best in ourselves. Peace, Jim             … Read more

Freedom that Makes the Church Grow

“They prefer a life caged in their precepts, in their compromises, in their revolutionary plans or in their [disembodied] spirituality.” So said Pope Francis in his remarks following the readings last Friday, he focused on the day’s Gospel, drawn from that according to St Matthew (11:16-19). There, Jesus compares the generation of his time to … Read more

The Divine Right of Subrogation

Jesus is the light of the world! And this particular proclamation is one of the best examples of how the mission of Jesus resonates with sincere truth seekers everywhere and every when, for as the poet said: “We all warm ourselves before one hearth.” In the Gospel of John we are told: “In the beginning … Read more