Let It Go

Let It Go

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSeemingly out of the blue, there’s a new Indiana Jones.Fans of the Indianapolis Colts are keeping their fingers crossed that he might represent a positive turn in their football fortunes.NFL quarterback...
Obstacles on the Road to Change

Obstacles on the Road to Change

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThey’re called “nail houses,” and they’re appearing all over China.Just like a nail that needs to be knocked down or extracted from a board before it can be used in construction, nail houses stick out in...
The Quest for Contentment

The Quest for Contentment

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWestern culture, by and large, has embraced the premise that more is more.More money, more property, more opportunity – contentment is always just one exciting moment away.The problem is that more is never...
A New Way of Keeping Score

A New Way of Keeping Score

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBalloon stomp is a pretty straightforward game.Start with a group of children. Tie an inflated balloon to the leg or ankle of each child. Then shout “Go!”The kids descend upon each other’s balloons, trying...
The Up-Button

The Up-Button

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThere are circumstances.And then there are the ways we respond to circumstances.It is deeply wise not to confuse the two.In 1975 Laurel Lee, a mother with three young children, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s...