Path to the Dark Side

“Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” –Yoda As the United States moves into election season it seems appropriate to talk about fear. So why begin with a Star Wars quote? There is a lot of truth and wisdom in that movie.Continue reading “Path to the Dark Side”

Choosing whether we’ll let anger turn to rage

“We couldn’t help getting angry when we were hurt; we had no choice in the matter. We can, however, make a decision about whether we’ll allow that anger to turn into rage.” —Brian Jones, Forgivenes  

Be a Light in a Dark World

You may have noticed I’m not quick to react to all the crazy, sad, violent and horrific things going on in the world.  When I do post about current events it is only after much thought and prayer.  But after recent terrorist attacks and the web going crazy over red coffee cups I feel the needContinue reading “Be a Light in a Dark World”