Don Today was a day filled with apprehension. Ever since I was a little boy and traveled to the Buffalo International Airport with my father, I have had a fascination with flying. Coupled with my enthusiasm for flying is an active concern about the overall safety of the aircraft and my return to a safe landing. … Read more
Tomorrow afternoon I get to go flying in a Cessna Skyhawk after over a year out of the cockpit. There has been negative press lately about general aviation pilots following the tragic accident of Cory Lidle in New York City. Accidents are unfortunate and they serve as a stark reminder that all life is impermanent … Read more
I’ve found myself not looking forward to work and instead looking for a new direction in my life. I used to really look forward to work. I liked my work. Now, it seems to be not as rewarding and I look forward to spending more time away from it and involved in other things. I’ve … Read more
My daughter is enduring a difficult time in her college career and is questioning if she belongs at her current college. Any of us who have endured college can understand the quandary students face at times trying to balance reasonable expectations versus unreasonable expectations. Difficult semesters and difficult living situations are defining moments for us … Read more
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.–Albert Schweitzer How many times has your light been rekindled and who and what are the events that have rekindled that flame. … Read more
The following came to me from a weekly reflection from Every Church a Peace Church. To whom much as been given much shall be required. Luke 12:48 The political ads flicker endlessly on our television screens. Most appeal to our sense of justice and decency. Leaders often come to power by professing their faith in … Read more
“We can know God easily so long as we do not feel it necessary to define Him.” Once having grasped this truth I began to see how natural knowing God became. The difficulty of the forced, of the artificial, of the mere assent to what other people say, of which the Caucasian to his credit … Read more
My Dad and Grandfather had lots of expressions and I’m indebted to them. They were the koans of my youth. One of them came to play again today after speaking with a colleague about some of our peers and whether they could master a simple operation. Gramps used to say, “some people are so dumb … Read more
Andrew Sullivan, some guy from the “Log Cabin Republicans, and two ministers are on the Larry King Show tonight discussing among other things the impact of the Foley Scandal on “purging” homosexuals from the Republican party. It must be near an election because the Republicans are attempting to divide the electorate with litmus tests and … Read more
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being–Apache Blessing I got this today from Gratefulness.org. It was just what I needed. I began my day running four miles on the … Read more
