The first three words of a popular book are, “Life is difficult.” Surely truer words were never spoken. We deal with a lot of ‘stuff’ in this life (perhaps another word beginning with ‘s’ comes to mind) – things that break our hearts, bring us to our knees and even sometimes, take a real run at crushing our souls. And even though we might know that there are many ways to interpret such events – many ways to tell the story – nevertheless these things sneak in with all the stealth of a Ninja, threatening to steal away our joy for living.

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As you can see I’ve organized this blog around several ‘topics’ I personally find to be most interesting – I hope you agree.  Through these posts you’ll be stimulated to think more deeply and inclusively. Some of them will greatly inspire you while others will make you laugh. Whatever your response, I hope all of them contribute to your world in fresh and exhilarating ways. Continue reading…