Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their peers, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world…
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” John F. Kennedy This week we reached the milestone of 100,000 covid deaths in America. Many of those deaths could have been prevented if we had better leadership! We also saw the senseless murder of another black man as other…
Rain falls outdoors, like tears during this weekend when we Stop and Remember. Thousands of lives that have been lost while many of us have just been holed up at home. Those days we spent with friends and family earlier this year, even hugging them. The frontline workers and healthcare professionals…
Today’s Denver Post claims, ‘endurance’ is the word of the day in their Sunday edition. It’s learning to live with the uncertainty of so many facets of our lives and coping with the situation the best we can. The warming weather is helping to boost my spirit as sunshine will…
This past week I was more tired, worried, angrier and very upset over personal news as well as the news on TV. I found out my grandson’s mother tested positive for covid (she is in healthcare in AZ and had worked on covid patients) and my grandson was somewhat ill…
Can we really be passing week 7? This week I experienced some loneliness. I realized I haven’t had a hug in 7 weeks! And you are supposed to have more than one a day! That means I am about 50 hugs behind! I have seen a few friends, at…
(I tried to publish this yesterday but the servers were too overloaded) I enjoyed my birthday dining outside with my son and went for a walk. My grandson called to sing and is 90% better. A friend stopped by and sang to me wearing mask and gloves and handed me…
I won’t lie; it hasn’t been the easiest week so far and I hope it doesn’t worsen. It’s becoming harder to be home all of the time in many ways, and on the other hand I am so used to it feeling like a safe refuge that sometimes I feel…
