Hope and Renewal (page 24)

We have to be stronger longer

It doesn’t look like we’ll have a break anytime soon. Time to run a marathon instead of the short-term sprint we’d expected back in March. Time to remember that your kind and caring actions replenish whoever they touch, including you. Like the song says…It keeps you...

Take a deep breath

After all, it’s Sunday. Hopefully, your weekend has brought the extra jolt of enjoyment that we can all use. A little hope doesn’t hurt either. This video offers plenty of it to keep spirits renewed. Happy viewing. Pay it forward and pass it on.

Another wrong assumption

OK – children are also susceptible. Nearly half of more than 500 kids who attended a summer camp near Atlanta have tested positive. What does that say about the priorities of “leaders” who still assure us that schools can open in person and on time? Of course, these...

Let your smiling spirit shine

It can sure be tough these days, but there’s no better way to cope as the road twists and turns. The more we hold on to the kindness within our soul, the better we can avoid losing it. That would be the worst casualty of all. Pay it forward and pass it on. Hold on...

Connecting in disconnected times

This may (hopefully) be just me, but it seems that COVID is taking a toll on the interaction that normally comes with being human. So many ripple effects to contend with, but that’s a big one to absorb. Please go the extra mile to sustain our connections even though...

What more do we need to hear?

No group of people are more protected than pro athletes. More monitored for their health. More cared for by their employer. If anybody would be slow to catch COVID, it would be them. So what are we to think when half of the Miami Marlins test positive less than a week...

Forced normality still isn’t

So we have a warped version of pro sports, restaurants that are anything but restful, and a premature opening of schools that will place children & teachers in harm’s way. Sad to say, there are many more examples than that. Can our heads be any further in the sand?...

The resting place of the mind

…is in the heart. That comes from Elizabeth Gilbert. Our minds sure could use some rest from the constant onslaught of forgettable details. There is no better sanctuary than the good that rests in your heart. It makes Kindness of the Heart possible and ignites caring...