The President needed Texas, but the Democrat party there was splintered.

We don’t decide the circumstances, but we do determine the meaning of our lives.

Like so much that he wrote, it’s become a beloved verse of American literature, Abraham Lincoln’s letter to the bereaved mother of five sons, killed fighting for the cause of union.

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Why do we long for the whole?  We never find it in this life, yet we don’t stop seeking it.

Art allows us, through the eyes of another, to take another look at the world.  We see a bit deeper, because someone shares a vision with us.

Showtime's 'Homeland' asks, when the world turns to tempest, who is crazy and who is sane?

Not long ago I was working with a young couple, preparing for marriage.  

People can be like tumbleweeds. The fastest can be the most forlorn.

How do you know if your soul is healthy?