Monthly Archives: July 2013

Quiet Dignity

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Receiving far less attention are the working class heroes, who go about their solitary work routines with quiet dignity, come home from another grueling day, yet still find time to interact with their children.” — Armstrong Williams It’s hard to … Continue reading →

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Best

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Eric Winger

“I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich.” –Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford, “Identity Crisis,” M*A*S*H You can do your best. You can try to be the best. You can best an opponent. And if … Continue reading →

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Kind Isn’t A Verb

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Eric Winger

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “Kind’ isn’t a verb. Perhaps that is to remind us in order to do something kind, we have … Continue reading →

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Kind Words

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” — Mother Teresa I read this short article on kindness, by Henrette Lazaridis Power, describing a simple act of kindness; an exchange between a man and … Continue reading →

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Losing Sight

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Eric Winger

In my last post, I wrote that the real tragedy of Trayvon Martin was that he wouldn’t be the last. I made a mistake. The real tragedy is that I failed to remember Trayvon, first, as a person, a child. A … Continue reading →

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The Real Tragedy Of Trayvon Martin

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.” — Merry Browne The real tragedy of Trayvon Martin is … … he won’t be the last. Until we have the courage to put down … … our prejudices, … … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Eric Winger

“If you look at Kiva.org, people with a very modest amount of money can make a huge positive impact all around the world.” — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton When Kiva sent me an email stating that I had $27 in … Continue reading →

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It’s Not News

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Eric Winger

“There ain’t any news in being good.  You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.” — Finley Peter Dunne Late tonight, my neighbor and … Continue reading →

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New Day. New Deal.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Life is like a game of cards.  The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”  — Jawaharlal Nehru When you play cribbage, you are dealt six cards. You choose which four to keep, … Continue reading →

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