compassion

The steps of the bank seems like a perfect place to sleep. Mark (not his real name) stretches across the concrete. His belongings, stuffed into a luggage cart and grocery bags, spill out around him. He snuggles under a blanket and adjusts his wool cap. The blanket, his fleece jacket, three sweaters…

In the endless spatter of political news and propaganda it is easy to miss important decisions that our leaders might be making. One is a potential cut in social programs to help pay for tax relief. If it's not already clear how I feel about this, here's the summary: America should maintain its…

Now that I am "almost" grown, many days I look back and ask myself, "what if..." There are "would have," "should have," "could have" moments in everyday of  life.  So many things get lost in the shuffle of our everyday lives. I know that most of my days are so full that sometimes I just want to…

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama