A Beacon of Light

“All my bags are packed I’m ready to go.” John Denver Tonight is the start of another trip to The Bahamas. It is also the beginning of the end of a long, wonderful journey. For more than fifty years, I’ve cherished the memories of my students and colleagues from Saint Augustine’s College in Nassau in my mind…

“Cousins by blood,friends by choice.”Darlene Shaw As a child, “the cousins getting together” meant that my brother, sisters, and I were getting together with either our Kelly cousins from my Mom’s side of the family, there are six of them, or my cousin Dan, my only first-cousin on my Dad’s side. Whichever was the case,…

“Life is like a rollof toilet paper.The closer you getto the end,the faster it goes.”Andy Rooney When I graduated from high school in 1972, my entire adult life was ahead of me. I had no idea, at that time, that things would turn out as they have. I wasn’t a goal-setter. I wasn’t working on…

“You only need to standnear the ocean to feel thepower of the universeand a closeness to theone who created it.” Susan Gale The prophetic words of Jacques Cousteau have proven to be true throughout my lifetime. He said, “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” It most certainly…

“Life is not so shortbut that there isalways time enoughfor courtesy.”Ralph Waldo Emerson I don’t recall her name. I have no recollection of where we met. What I do remember is that it was the worst date of my life. For the purpose of this article, I will refer to her as Heidi.  I was…

“Wherever you are,be there totally.” Eckhart Tolle I was in The City to meet my friend, Tom, for lunch yesterday. To avoid the worst of the commute traffic, I got an early start and arrived at Java Beach Café on Sloat Boulevard at 7:15. I would be meeting Tom at Java Beach Café on Judah Street…

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“When you risein the morning,give thanks for the light,for your life,for your strength.Give thanks for your foodand for the joy of living.If you see no reasonto give thanks,the fault lies in yourself.”Tecumseh  It’s Saturday morning. We all have so much for which to be grateful. Take advantage of this weekend to get out and do…