“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift”. Steve Prefontaine I can fondly remember sitting in front of the TV as a 17 year old and watching Dave Wottle win the Gold Medal in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Wottle made running with a golf cap hip …
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, …
“Lonely days are long. Twilight sings a song. All the happiness that used to be. Soon my eyes will close. Soon I’ll find repose. And in dreams, you’re always near to me. I’ll see you in my dreams. Hold you in my dreams. Someone took you right out of my arms. Still I feel the …
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” 1 Corinthians 13: 7-8 A heartfelt thank you to the Diocese of Trenton’s Pastoral Care Training Program (PCTP), to its Program Director Deanna Sass and assistant Deborah D’Agostaro, and to the many talented Program Instructors – Fr. Cesar Rubiano, Dr. Zeni Fox, Sandy and …
“But I keep waiting for the night. I close my eyes and hope you’ll find me sleeping. Cause in my dreams, we can spend a little time just talking. In my dreams, we are side by side just walking. Oh, the feelings that we used to know. The places we used to go are still there in …
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Proverbs 27:1 Always Be Listening to Your Body (ABLTYB) On March 18th, I had surgery to remove my gall bladder and 30 days later I’m back in my favorite pool again where I belong and can now get back to …
“Listening isn’t a need we have; it’s a gift we give”. The Lost Art of Listening, Michael P. Nichols, Ph. D. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger”. James 1:19 Are You a Good Listener? Almost 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Epictetus said …
“Coming home to a place he’d never been before. He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again. You might say he found a key for every door” John Denver, lyrics from the song Rocky Mountain High “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the …
“If the cabin pressure’s changing, you know that we won’t be leaving you hanging. Pull your mask down first. Don’t worry, oxygen flows. Tighten the straps after placing on your mouth and nose. If you’re traveling with someone like a child for instance, put your mask on first before offering assistance.” Virgin America Safety Video “Jack, how can you …
Gratitude — the quality of being thankful; a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. As the long Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close and our attention turns to the Christmas and Hanukah season, I found myself reflecting on some of the little things to be grateful for and which I know I …
