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Goodness Knows

2/17/2018

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It has been several years, too many, since my last post on this site. Retirement, among other things, brought me together with a little inertia, and a desire for time to myself. Life is not a simple place, however, and my love for all things spiritual and my concern for a country (and perhaps a world) that has lost its way brings me back to this place... not to be political, but to hope that my words might remind people that goodness arises from a deeper place in us than we sometimes wish to pursue. That may well be a tall order, sometimes even a tall gin and tonic, because so often, and so easily, our values get dragged into the milieu of materialism, capitalism and the endless conflicts of religion, politics and daily life. And at such times, it is easy to forget what we believe and how we hope to bring that to bear in our words and deeds. 


Now I don’t expect to change the world with my meanderings. There are few people who have been able to do that alone, and I am not one of them. What is important to remember is that far more often the world has been changed by the actions of many people working together fighting evil and discrimination, and sticking up for what is good and right. But if what I say means something to you, what is important is that you act—tell another person—and remember to share the goodness yourself. To stand for your values in a public way. To remind others that by sticking together, and by sharing goodness, we create more goodness. And goodness knows, we need it right now.
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    I am an Interfaith Minister. My ramblings are primarily  random thoughts, and commentary on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. See more on the ABOUT ME page (above).

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