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Learning can be an expansion or deconstruction or construction or a deepening or an enlightening—and all of this is change.
You have to be strong in order not to seek self-satisfaction, self-gratification or self-promotion.
Dr. King shows us that silence and speech are intertwined.
Even now, I can hear God speaking as a Great Gardener to us: “Give it one more year. I’m not giving up on you."
A loss is not an end but an opportunity, a means for growth and learning.
Because we are all ashes, alike, we should all be better stewards of ashes, treating each other with great care, gentleness, tenderness, kindness and love.
We love because it is the only power to drive out hate and it is stronger than death, stronger than crucifixions and guns.
Don’t get satisfied with sailing your little boat far inside the harbor to box in your life due to fear or insecurity because by doing so you will box in your purpose. Listen for a voice that will lead you out into the deep.
On this day honoring Dr. King, I hope that your purpose goes beyond the little siloed “i” and is big enough to aspire toward living in a world house.
So, as we approach the end of another calendar year and look toward a new year, I invite you to join in this whole-person pursuit of a coherent life.