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Why do I hold back? Why do I not risk being more dynamic? Why do I hide my true self?   Over the past few days I’ve reframed something that has bothered me for a long time and that was reintroduced this week.  20 years ago I met … Continue reading →

                            Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.   Rollo May Over the past few years, as I’ve … Continue reading →

The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium. ~Norbet Platt In the 9th grade, two synchronistic events occurred in my life.  … Continue reading →

Grace: a disposition to mercy, clemency and goodwill. Each Sunday from the late 1950’s until 1967, my old friend Arno and other faithful would gather at the foot of the high, walnut pulpit where Carlyle Marney would preach the gospel.  … Continue reading →

Racism is man’s gravest threat to man–the maximum hatred for a minimum of reason.                                                                                                                                   Abraham Heschel Friday evening was a big night.  Hundreds of people gathered for a party celebrating the musical history of my hometown, Gastonia, NC.  It was held in the … Continue reading →

Spring pollen coats the streets and sidewalks.  Passing cars are thick with the sticky, yellow dust.  Traffic is quieting and the air is thick with anticipation.  Rain is coming.  It delays and teases, but it’s on the way.  I have … Continue reading →

I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.        Thomas Jefferson   3-inch stainless steel spikes, hammered by a heavy mallet through the hands of a pentitent, nail him to a … Continue reading →