Confession is Good for the Soul

Think about it. Don't just read the words and move on. Meditate on this statement. It is more than a statement...it is a promise...is it not?
Confession is good for the soul.
When we confess, we unburden ourselves of thoughts, words and deeds that have been detrimental in some way. Confession cleanses and renews the spirit.

Advocacy with Strings Attached

Advocacy for people with disabilities is a great thing...as long as you don't piss off the people who MAY be potential donors. WHAT???????
This is outrageous!
Money is truly the root of THIS evil. If money were not an issue than fists would be shook and feet would be stamped and voices would be raised. BUT money IS an issue so the word from on high is..."back off." What a disgrace!
So now I have to ask myself, "Where are my principles?" "Where is my integrity?" "Where is my right to advocate?" "How do I live with myself if I concede?" "Will the almighty buck stop ME?!"

Long Island Iced Tea

It was a heck of a day. It started on my way to work. I was about hit head on by a car driving in the wrong direction at about 45 mph. All I could do was lay on my horn and quickly calculate that I'd be dust if we crashed head on at our respective speeds with no where to get out of the way. At the very moment I was preparing for impact - the car amazingly swerved back into the correct lane and we missed hitting each other by the sheer grace of God. I felt as if the Red Sea had been parted and this car mysteriously and magically found a space to swerve in to to avoid colliding with me. WOW! All before 8:45am.
I won't bother to write about the rest of my day other than to quote a line from a poem I heard in high school: "Oh Lord forgive me when I whine, I have two feet the world is mine."
So...does Long Island Iced Tea have tea in it or is the dark color from coke? I thought it was tea.

Common Denominator

What do we all have in common?
Our humanity.
We are all living, breathing, eating, sleeping, - beings.

No matter what our color or race or ethnic background is; No matter if we're male or female or "straight" or gay; No matter if we're spiritual or religious or neither or both; No matter if we're healthy or sick, able or in need of assistance; No matter if we're wealthy or poor.....what it all comes down to is that we share the common denominator of our humanity. We are PEOPLE First!

Mother Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

Desperate Times

I'm watching the end of Grey's Anatomy and one of the story lines this evening had to do with a young couple who got burned in a home meth lab explosion. One doctor said to another character, "You know you don't have to be a horrible person to do horrible things."
Funny.........I had just had a similar discussion not 15 minutes earlier with a former co-worker.
Her daughter got busted for shop lifting. Turns out she had gotten hooked up with a group of people who use illegal drugs and her "habit" took her down a bad path. I told my friend, "You know - people do desperate things during desperate times when they're despairing. It doesn't mean they're bad. They've just done a bad thing. But tomorrow is another day. And we get to start over again. We get another chance to do things right. That's all." I believe that.