Why and Wherefore in All Things January 29, 1967
“How certain the future is,” Walt Whitman said. And he said it not as a question, but as a fact. Often we fear the future, as we consider uncertainty. But basically there are many...
We Are Sowing… January 1, 1967
Remembered from the years of youth are these words from an old song. “We are sowing, daily sowing Countless seeds of good and ill, Scattered on the level lowland, Cast upon the windy hill;...
Up Days and Down Days… September 10, 1967
The moods of people, encouragement and discouragement, the ups and downs are all cause for concern. All of us have high and low points in life, and knowing this we should not become too discouraged...
Uninvited Events February 26, 1967
To Remember…to Forget October 1, 1967
One morning there came into my mind an old Sunday School song, one I had not sung or heard since the years of my youth. Where had it been in memory? How and why did it now come back to mind? We...
To Realize Results… October 29, 1967
Every one wants happiness, respect, self-approval, but sometimes these are expected without living in a way by which results are realized. Happiness at home comes with consideration and kindness,...
The Quality of Courage… April 30, 1967
“Whatever you do,” said Emerson, “you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising, which...
The Process of Preparing February 5, 1967
“Art is long, and Time is fleeting”1 as Longfellow long ago said. And now, more than ever, preparation is long⎯and life is fleeting⎯as those who are young soon become aware. And in...
The Power of Prevention April 16, 1967
It seems that we spend too much of our lives putting out fires – too much tie running to meet emergencies – too much time attempting to fix things that shouldn’t have happened – and that we...
The Importance of Every Person… June 18, 1967
“The deepest urge in human nature,” said John Dewey, “is the desire to be important,”1 to be needed, to be appreciated as a person, to have a place, to perform a part. And...
The Humor That Offends February 19, 1967
We have all known people who didn’t seem able to pass up a bad joke or a cutting comment, no matter who was hurt. “Anything for a laugh,” as the saying says it — but often a laugh...
The Dotted Line… March 12, 1967
Signing on “the dotted line” has come to be a symbol of getting into things that are not easy to get our of. Many have discovered that it is much easier to get into things than it is to...
The Cycle of Our Worries November 26, 1967
The cycle of our moods is puzzling at times. The same troubles that worry us at one time do not so much worry at another. The same problems that cause sleeplessness one night do not seem so much to...
The Courage of Quiet Consistency June 25, 1967
Always it seems there is an expectancy that someone will rush in and do something dramatic to solve our problems, with some spectacular solution. But often what is needed is the undramatic, and...
Thanks: For the Organization and Operation of the Earth November 19, 1967
In considering things to be thankful for, there is this we often take for granted: the organization and operation of the earth. “What would this life of ours be like,” asked on...
Some Very Simple Things… May 14, 1967
We often hear complex explanations for very simple things, and often fail to find the real essence of what it is that makes men, of what it is that matters most. And often it seems we start at the...
Running From--Not To August 27, 1967
A sentence heard somewhere quotes a restless young person as saying: “I am running from, not to.” Many it seems are running from, who don’t really seem to know what they are...
Reserve Resources May 28, 1967
Rearview Living July 30, 1967
Petty Complaints… August 13, 1967
“Though sometimes small evils, like invisible insects, inflict great pains,” said Richard Sharp, “and a single hair may stop a vast machine, yet the chief secret of comfort lies in...