Pay it Backward Remember the wonderful movie, Pay It Forward, where the young actor Haley Joel Osment began the wonderful act of doing loving things for others and only asking in return, that the recipient pay it forward. In 2000, Catherine Ryan Hyde‘s novel, Pay It Forward was published and adapted into a film of the…
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Heart to Heart 444 Being Present
Being Present We have all been blessed in so many ways. Sometimes we go through our days in an unconscious way. It may be Friday and we say what happened to Monday through Thursday? It is easy to do. Here is something that Ram Dass said: “much more of the time, when I am ‘here,’…
Read moreHeart to Heart 443 Our Mission…Should we choose to take it!
Our Mission…Should we choose to take it! I was out walking today and these thoughts came to me. Right now our world would thrive when we create these scenarios. How to heal veterans and their PTSD and save at least the 22 lives per day that are destroyed, as these honorable servants commit suicide. A…
Read moreHeart to Heart 442 Re-birth of a Nation
Re-birth of a Nation Many of us were tuned in to see the coverage of the John McCain memorial service. I used to live in the Capitol area. The church I attended was just down the street from the National Cathedral. He was given an observance usually reserved for presidents. We live in an unusual…
Read moreHeart to Heart 441 Enriching Life Forever
Enriching Life Forever Lou Ann and I were discussing both the television show and the blogs I have been sharing. I know it seems obvious, however I didn’t see the amazing similarity of the messages. Like not seeing the forests for the trees! I couldn’t go to sleep, I was so excited. I remember Jack…
Read moreHeart to Heart 440 Take Time to Vote
Take Time to Vote I have heard it said “to vote your political party,” I have heard it said “to vote your pocketbook.” I am initiating a new voting phrase; ” vote your children and grandchildren.” Our planet is in trouble and the past several generations have done much of the destruction. We have created…
Read moreHeart to Heart 439 Heroic Living
Heroic Living Most people have heroes of some kind in their life. In recent years there has been a lot of Hollywood blockbuster movies about old comic book heroes. On Facebook every day there are dozens of real life heroes showing up in amazing ways that have a profound affect in our world. I would…
Read moreHeart to Heart 438 The Dream
The Dream The other night I had this dream in which I was encouraged to sing. When I began, an enormous amount of energy was available. A stream of powerful light flowed through me and I was able to sing as loud, as clear, as long as I chose, without taking a breath. It felt like…
Read moreHeart to Heart 437 Being Human
Being Human I watched the finals of the boys Little League World Baseball championship this weekend. The teams that played each other were South Korea and Honolulu Hawaii. Before the big championship game the Hawaii coach, Gerald Oda, got his team together and said to his players: “You are going to have the greatest joy,…
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Healing the World Someone was complaining on a local Facebook community page about others defiling the beauty of our high desert here in Sedona. And in truth, it makes most of us sad, to see litter thrown around by folks, with little thought of the consequences. On the other hand, those of us who litter,…
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