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“One moment, one time.” That is the meaning of an expression a tea garden manager used during a tea certification in San Francisco back in January, 2006. She quoted a Buddhist saying, first in Chinese, then in English, which means, “one event, happening once only.” It refers to the fact that life events are unique, […]

One risk worth taking, is to believe in yourself. To believe in yourself does not mean to think you are always right; it does not entail a self-defensive stance of pride, which only gets in your way and masks you from the truth. To believe in yourself does not include feeling superior to others. Actually, […]

If you could see whatever comes your way as a gift, that would itself be a great gift. One morning last week, after I had been up late and determined to sleep in, the phone rang early. I answered it and a situation presented itself requiring my time and attention, changing the course of my […]

No worry, no hurry. Or, no hurry, no worry. Pick one. The order doesn’t matter. I tell myself these four words, in fluctuating order, most every day. I figure I am finally old enough to fully apply them. I have spent far too much time in my life in a hurry; and somehow connected to […]

We cannot live long or well without hope. Hope lingers on between our breathing in and breathing out. While there is breath in the body, there is always be some residue of hope in the soul. And being one of the most important gifts of the Spirit, we can always ask for greater hope. Hope […]

We are here to make a difference in the lives of others. Looking back through five decades, my work has really been to make a difference, and at times to make the difference, in the lives of others. Yet I rarely knew which or even when I did either. And it is just as well […]