SHIFT HAPPENS PONDERINGS

For Pondering: Today we memorialize those who gave their lives fighting for our nation in war. Let us give grateful thanks for their sacrifice. There is no national holiday to remember peace pacifists who chose to follow an ancient eccentric rabbi proclaiming, "those...

For Pondering: Life is a bit of a gamble. You've got to "know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, and know when to walk away."

For Pondering: On the day after Mother's Day, we should also give thanks to the thousands of adoptive and foster families who choose to share their family love.

For Pondering: If you were going to write a book, what would you title it? (see mine)

For Pondering: This week, take off your shoes, find a good book and a good place, and allow life to nourish you.

For Pondering: "I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen." ~Anne Lamott

For Pondering: God made you singularly astonishing. So spread your tail feathers, lift your head high and strut your stuff.

For Pondering: "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

For Pondering: "Lift up your heart! Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!" ~Charles Wesley

For Pondering: "Love, not anger, brought Jesus to the cross. Golgotha came as a result of God's great desire to forgive, not his reluctance." ~ Richard J. Foster