Posted November 30, 2019 in Monthly News

Choose to be Helped

A woman friend of mine was at work (here in Michigan) when a co-worker received a call that the woman’s daughter was in critical condition and going into emergency surgery in Texas. This mother was understandably distraught. Even if she left right at that moment she could not get from Michigan to Texas before the […]

Posted September 30, 2018 in Monthly News

Living on Borrowed Time

You must have shadow and light source both. Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe. ~ Rumi

In a recent blog, I shared the deep emotions I have been experiencing around this third third of my life.

Readers of Yellow Brick Road know I am actively processing the undeniability of our […]

Posted August 31, 2018 in Monthly News

Hippocratic Oath

Medical students must take the Hippocratic Oath, a promise to “first, do no harm,’ (“primum non nocere” is the Latin translation from the original Greek.) While we may not be a medical student or a doctor, perhaps an oath to do no harm is a good foundation for our communication.

Of course, after we […]

Posted July 31, 2018 in Monthly News

The Third Third

The only thing that has actually changed is our age. The opportunities for growth continue to flow. Our purpose for being here remains the same. Our responsibility to ourselves never abates. It’s comforting to count on these things. It makes our choices simpler.

There’s always the right step to take, the right response to make, […]

Posted June 30, 2018 in Uncategorized

Remnants

“By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person.” Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, by Caroline Myss

On May 30, 2018, Joel had hernia surgery. Since his son and daughter-in-law live in Tennessee, surgery was scheduled for a time I […]

Posted May 31, 2018 in Monthly News

Dandelions

The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgement. ~ Brahma Kumaris

Wearing a Fitbit Charge 2™ Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband removes all doubt judgement watching “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” elevated my heart rate. If you have wondered how that might be the case, Joel’s former co-author, Bernie, offered an […]

Posted March 31, 2017 in Uncategorized

Three Syllables

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time… as they say. But with intention. So… Go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. ~ L. R. Knost (from the Brahma Kumaris Thought […]

Posted September 30, 2016 in Monthly News

Willingness to Learn

“If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you.” ~ Author unknown quotelicious.com (website)

When I read this opening quotation in my friend David Bloyd’s thought for the day, I resonated deeply with the implication. Reading on, I saw this newsletter […]