It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity–awakening within the most ordinary of us that which is most sublime. I do not believe that it is circumstance that produces such greatness any more than it is the canvas that makes the artist. Adversity merely presents the surface on which we render our souls’ most exacting likeness. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen.

Old friends are memories personified.

"Wait and see" is no easier now than it was as a child.

People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment.

When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.

The reason we start things is rarely the reason we continue them.

Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to pause. The greatest determinant of who stopped to help the stranger in need was not compassion, morality, or religious creed. It was those who had the time. Makes me wonder if I have time to do good.