Posts Tagged: message

Chocolate or Kindness?

February 15th, 2013
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Finding the Balance of Chocolate and Kindness

Don’t let the collar turn you off.

Fr. James Martin is a charismatic Jesuit priest who has a Lenten message that can be appreciated by followers of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Folk Religions and even atheists.
It’s a simple message but one that is challenging for people (myself included) to practice.  And it doesn’t have to be Lent to make it happen.  We can practice his message any time of the year.
Lent is traditionally a time when Catholics give up something.  But suppose instead of giving up chocolate (that would … Read More

A Valentine Message

February 14th, 2013
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Photo Courtesy of French Essence You don’t love someone for their looks,  or their clothes,  or for their fancy car,  but because they sing a song only you can hear.                           ~ Oscar Wilde Happy Valentine’s Day!!… Read More

Revisiting Maurice Sendak

January 16th, 2013
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Maurice Sendak is known as an internationally renowned prize-winning children’s book author and illustrator but he also has a message for adults too. When children read his most famous book, “Where The Wild Things Are,” they run around and play as if they are monsters, just like the ones in Sendak’s book.  Spontaneously and instantly, children enter Sendak’s world with love and abandon. Adults may want to join the children in their play but their “adultness” sometimes holds them back.  “Oh, that’s a child’s book” or “I can’t play like that” or “I shouldn’t play like that” are some of… Read More