Greetings, readers! Welcome to today’s Wednesday Words. Once upon a time there was a German poet who understood what it takes to get something done. Read on … Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Until One Is Committed” “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning … [Read more…]
Happy Thanksgiving 2024, readers! Today’s Wednesday Words is another poem. It’s from Marjorie Saiser, “Thanksgiving for Two,” (2014). To read it, please click this link where it appears with the poet’s permission: Thanksgiving for Two | The Poetry Foundation For me, this was an entertaining and thought-provoking poem. Maybe, if … [Read more…]
Hello, readers. This Wednesday Words post is a delightful quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German poet (1749 – 1832). Like me, maybe you’ll think of particular friends or family members as you read it. For years, I’ve had a copy of it stuck in the corner of my … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. I write this on November 18th after receiving an issue of a newsletter called Cult News 101 bearing this headline: November 18th is International Cult Awareness Day. At the end of this post, I have republished it with permission from Patrick Ryan, a publisher of Cult News 101. … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Welcome back to another episode of Wednesday Words. Today I want to share something that helps me turn my worries inside out. When a situation arises that makes me feel helpless, or unable to do something to control or change it, or too overwhelmed to think about it, … [Read more…]