welcoming a warbler
“Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On a recent afternoon, a bird flew into my open door and fell to the ground. He seemed to…
“Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On a recent afternoon, a bird flew into my open door and fell to the ground. He seemed to…
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." – Howard Thurman I am…
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." – Dorothy Parker I don’t remember the last time I was bored. I seriously cannot recall a moment…
"Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully." – Stephen Fry I didn't know that…
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." – James Bryant Conant I've always liked the tale about the tortoise and the hare. The quiet…
"Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am." – Thomas Merton Reading this sentence fills me with relief, and I'm…
“Most leaders think leadership is about being in charge. No, it's not. It's about taking care of those in your charge.” — Simon Sinek Whether in your business, a community…
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach I was trying to remember when I stopped thinking of myself as a…
“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” – Thomas Aquinas I recently went on board a ship built…
"Jump high and hard with intention and heart." – Cheryl Strayed I’m guessing Cheryl doesn’t mean to literally jump, though my 8 year-old friend here does a terrific job of…