Your Peace and Serenity Await

We are immersed in a culture that values how many things we can accomplish. In our careers we are urged to accomplish as many projects as we can. In our private lives we try to accommodate the needs of family. Children need to be at practice for various sporting...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain appeared in 1885. This book together with its companion featuring Tom Sawyer, became standard classroom fare for generations of students. These texts continue to be referenced today though often as abridgments, not...

A reflection on what weighs us down emotionally and spiritually One of the foundational strategies for dropping the rock is self-reflection. Self-reflection involves taking a candid look at one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This introspective process enables...

Yesterday the country celebrated Independence Day. Around this time of year, we hear a lot about independence, freedom, liberty, civil rights, human rights and we sing of “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Independence, freedom, can have several...

Many of you reading this have downsized your living quarters for one reason or another. Maybe it was to cut expenses, to live a simpler life, to have more free time, or the need and desire for fewer house responsibilities and worries as you grow older. No doubt you...