Bridges Across Politics I: TAKE ONE TORTOISE STEP

Bridges Across Politics I: TAKE ONE TORTOISE STEP

In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Yoda said “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Many Americans have come to fear those who hold political or religious views different from their own. (I’ll call them “differently-believing persons” or...
Mid-Course Corrections

Mid-Course Corrections

Here is a link to an audio recording of the talk/sermon “Mid-Course Corrections” that I gave last Sunday for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Galveston County. They had asked me to speak about change. I talked about how, just when you think you’ve found your...
Perfectionism–Help or Hindrance?

Perfectionism–Help or Hindrance?

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you that practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” – Wilt Chamberlain, All-star basketball player A member of one of my former writers critique groups kept perfecting the same book for years. We all...
A Holiday Wish for You

A Holiday Wish for You

I’m reflecting on the fact that (at least in the northern hemisphere) our warmest, brightest holidays and traditions occur at the coldest time of year, the time when the days are shortest. Lately, I have started saying a new bedtime prayer. I vary it, but it’s more or...
Seasonal Music, Fun Facts and Harmony

Seasonal Music, Fun Facts and Harmony

What do seasonal songs have to with your communication skills? Holiday stress leads to short tempers. Short tempers lead to discord, and I don’t mean the musical kind. We’re talking spats and even full blown arguments with that “difficult” aunt...