The music from this post is only experienced from the Just A Thought website.  PLEASE CLICK HERE  ”The grief that does not speak / Knits up the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break.” ~ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare The grief of which Shakespeare writes is an experience many of us share. A grief so deep it can hardly be whispered — “the grief that does … Continue reading This Too Shall Pass »

The music from this post is only experienced from the Just A Thought website.  PLEASE CLICK HERE “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” ~  Adam Lindsay Gordon If I might be allowed this observation — It appears there is a missing virtue in the souls of many of our elected leaders, a virtue once … Continue reading Cub Scout Courage »

  The upcoming election is perhaps the most important in the history of the United States as we each cast a vote as to what kind of country we choose to be. We are giving our full-throated support to Vice President Harris and Tim Walz and the democratic values for which they stand. If you haven’t already, please vote on the earliest day possible in … Continue reading To My American Readers – Vote »

“If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.” ~ Robert Brault I remember one night in Chicago when the weather abruptly changed and a huge storm came from the north and collided with a system coming in from the south. The thunderstorms that resulted were of such force that it seemed as though … Continue reading Mommy Power »

“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.” ― Bertrand Russell I wonder whether this prejudice has not brought us to a crossroads where we’ll choose either to travel back to a time … Continue reading America at a Crossroads »