Nov 30, 2022
Do you ever feel like if something is “good for you,” then it is bad before it is good? It’s almost as if consuming something good has to be a bit like a punishment. Like you have to “take your medicine.” But if something is “bad...
Nov 28, 2022
That’s how millions of people felt in 1985 when they took their first sip of the new Coke. Hopefully, your first day back at work following a holiday weekend has gone well! Or . . . if you have the privilege of being retired, today was full of peace and rest!...
Nov 24, 2022
Over the years with West folks, I’ve not hidden the times I’ve screwed up. Certainly, there are plenty to choose from, but a significant regret of mine is cheating in high school. Geometry and Chemistry. Those two things alluded to me. Cheating did not get me on the...
Nov 18, 2022
It’s the way we think. And it changes the way we live. For the next week, we will prepare to “be grateful.” What if preparing for Thanksgiving is a jumping-off point for living life rooted more deeply in gratitude? Sometimes, gratitude is easy. We look around our...
Nov 11, 2022
I invite you to read this meditation this morning as we honor Veterans on this Veteran’s Day. Think about it – the sacrifices they make and the risks they take are for the good of the whole. For strangers. Not something they are doing for themselves. How...
Nov 11, 2022
This week at the Country Music Awards Cody Johnson won his first CMA for the music video, “Til You Can’t.” Perhaps it is so popular right now because of the message it carries. A message that can resonate with each of us. Even if you don’t like...
