Author Archives: MZR

from Dick Meyer’s “Why We Hate Us” quoting Charles Chaput, The Roman Catholic archbishop of denver: Much of American culture right now is built on an adolescent fiction. The fiction is that life is all about you as an individual–your … Continue reading →

“The happiest people in life don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just try to make the best of everything.”

I just received this wonderful story from an email chain and thought I would share it.  “Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their … Continue reading →

PAIN IS INEVITABLE BUT MISERY IS OPTIONAL!!!

I read a great quote from Barbara Johnson’s book; “Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life”.  The words provide a wonderful metaphor to explain the challenges of life. “The rain falls on the just and also on the unjust, … Continue reading →

from Rory Sutherland: Advertising guru 1. The interface fundementally determines the behavior 2. Poetry is when you make new things familiar and familiar things new. 3. We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.

According to William James, Wisdom is “the art of knowing what to overlook.” William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science … Continue reading →

I recently read a brilliant little poem shared by Dr. Charles R. Swindoll from his book “Laugh Again”.  More than ever I find this relevant and want to share it with you. How Important Are You? 1983 from United Technologies … Continue reading →

  By Bill Maher:  Sept 25, 2009  New Rule: If America can’t get its act together, it must lose the bald eagle as our symbol and replace it with the YouTube video of the puppy that can’t get up. As … Continue reading →

W. H. Auden-  We are here on earth to help others.  What others are here for I have no idea!