“Fine? You know what ‘fine’ stands for, don’t you?” “Freaked out … Insecure … Neurotic … and Emotional.” ~ John Bridger and Charlie Croker, The Italian Job (2003) We weren’t here when the fires started last year. We were on the Oregon coast, poking at jellyfish, fawning over the cutest[Read More…]

“Every judgment hides a mirror. What you despise in another is the abandoned face of your own Self.”  ~ J. Mike Fields The simpler version of this quote is: “You spot it, you got it,” or “every accusation is a confession.” Whichever version you choose is ouchy, if you’re brave[Read More…]

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” ~ Abraham Lincoln I am[Read More…]