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True Happiness
Literary Wisdom
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French writer
Ursula Le Guin, An Appreciation
Writer Ursula Le Guin died on January 22, 2018; she was 88. She believed that the imagination is "the single most useful tool humankind possesses." She certainly proved that to be true, turning the …
Socials for Community Connection
FLDWRK, located in Orange County, California, is an organization that focuses on ways that entrepreneurs, artists, and social activists can cooperate and become “culture creators.” The members s…
In Praise of Failures and Mediocrities
It's possible to stumble upon as essay on the Internet that shakes you to the core. That's what happened when I came across "In Praise of Bad Art (And Bad Saints)" on the Faith and Theology website …
Good Ancestors
Catholic Wisdom
Relationships with those we love in this life do not end. Those we love in time and space continue to love us after they make the transition to that better life we call "eternal."…
Elders with Time to Experiment
There comes a time when Baby Boomers realize that they are no longer the youngest clients at a favorite resort, restaurant, or health club. In an article in The New York Times, Michele Willens write…
Dealing with Both Sides of Boredom
Boredom is like a fog that periodically moves in and drenches everything with a mist; it becomes hard to see clearly. Sam Keen calls boredom "the common cold of the psyche" whereas many psychologist…
Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline
In a spiffy article in The New York Times, "Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline," Laura Pappano writes about a new phenomenon."Creative" has been the most used buzzword in LinkedIn profiles tw…
Art and Your Inner Spiritual Work
On Huffingtonpost.com Mariano Lozano notes that throughout the ages, thinkers and philosophers have described human beings as political animals, toolmaking animals, playing animals, and calculative …
A Good Name for God
Proverb
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
— Chinese Proverb
Mantra
May life wonder me.
— Pennsylvania Dutch Saying