after approx. 90 days, i'm back  :-)    -first day of the new year seems appropriate.  and still, it practically took a 2 by 4, because the thought of starting again seemed so overwhelming (thank you ed for teaching me by your example that sometimes you… more »

'Do not worry about what will come next, you will discover it when it comes'. - St Symeon, the New Theologian (born in 949; died in 1022); quote can be found at http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Jprayer.html when i sent this quote out as a text (… more »

One of the most effective ways of counteracting jealousy and envy in ourselves is to say a prayer immediately for the intention of the person we resent.  - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen; Lift Up Your Heart - A Guide to Spiritual Peace, p. 89. i just watch… more »

When our conscience bothers us, whether we admit it or not, we often try to justify it by correcting others, or by finding fault with them.  - Fulton J. Sheen; (from the book Way to Inner Peace, pp. 54) how's this for irony?  i found myself today corre… more »

"Most of our 'problems' are really nothing more than undealt with discomforts.  The moment we get up the resolve to look them in the face and do something about them, they vanish.  Our real problems are the ones we are afraid to look in the face.  - Rab… more »

"Nobody knew better than Christ that people to whom everyday things like holding a job or interacting with another human being are never-ending sources of torture and anxiety, are exactly the ones most in need of healing."  - Heather King (from the arti… more »

"Don't become a victim of yourself.  Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?"  - Jim Rohn When i'm full of anxiety, worry, or resentment -they are like thieves who steal peace, joy and fun. i have let bad memori… more »