This is not only about seeing the beauty of an empty desert.  More importantly. Are we able to see the beauty in every person?

At Thanksgiving, the blessing that I am most thankful for is the community of friends and family.

Trophies, certificates suitable for framing, and cash are all nice awards, but they have a couple of shortcomings.  1) They usually don’t arrive until long after the fact.  2) There are always questions about who really deserved the reward and what (political) motives were involved.  On the other hand, an unforced Thank You makes me feel appreciated right now and lets me know that what I just ...

Each of us has our own unique set of talents, knowledge, experiences and dreams.  So nobody else is in a position to do my thinking for me.  I am responsible for my own life; when I make mistakes, I want them to be my mistakes, not yours.

Even though I know I’m special, I like to have other people agree with me.  Besides, it is kind of fun to figure out what other people should do, but if I try to make their decisions for them, I am not respecting their abilities and uniqueness.