This is what life does. It lets you walk up to the store to buy breakfast and the paper, on a stiff knee. It lets you choose the way you…
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it,…
Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a young woman wearing…
When you’re weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all I’m on your side When times get rough And friends just can’t be found……
Ride the waves of life my friend Some high, some fierce, some with no end But you’ll not be washed away by them If you can ride the waves of…
Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the…
So early it’s still almost dark out. I’m near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought. When I see the boy and his…
“Our entire brain is focused on the glass, whether it’s half full or half empty, and we can argue forever and ever between optimists and pessimists, and both can say…
A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. Their insight…
Run your car off the side of the road Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere Or get yourself in a bind lose the shirt…
