By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. From defense.gov and va.gov we can learn some important historical facts about this day. Originally Veterans Day was called Armistice Day and marked the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when hostilities in World War I ceased. …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Someone recently initiated a conversation on the meaning of life. This question continues to be a reoccurring one since at one time or another, each of us might have wondered what we’re doing here. G. T. Reker and P.T.P. Wong characterize personal meaning as “coherence and purpose in one’s existence, the …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear reader, Voting in the United States to elect representative government is an honor, a privilege and the duty of all Americans. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election over 250 million Americans were eligible to vote. Sadly only 55 percent of them voted. In the early 1800’s only white men with property …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Sadly, Tim Hickey, my best friend in childhood died recently. He was a unique force in this world and had many talents being a true artist at heart. We played together as kids and made many a golden memory doing all the things kids do while growing up in a …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, A defining human quality is the ability to imagine what another person is going through, to have compassion for their suffering and to want to relieve their pain. In many ways this is what Jesus inspired us to do. It is why His words in Matthew 25:35 and …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, I am currently visiting two of my grandsons; Patrick who is 3 and Michael who is 1. While they are still very young, I am able to discern that they are both good natured, have good senses of humor and are imbued with silent compassions of the human heart. In …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Upon reflection of the past, who would have ever entertained the idea that we could transport our voices and images remotely throughout the world and now throughout the universe as we know it? When thinking ahead to the future, one might envision people being able to teleport or project their entire selves to another …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Recently I took possession of an art set, complete with easel, paints, sketch pads and canvases. There was a time years ago I painted as a child. I painted the stars in the skies and everything I could see in it. Then I moved on as the world creeped …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, In conversations, many people hear what is being said but do not listen. One is a process that involves the subconscious perception of sound, whereas the other involves an active form of engagement. Too often when someone introduces themselves, the overly rehearsed structure of social introductions keeps us from listening to what the …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, At one time or another, we all hit a bump in the road and one or all of the wheels start to fall off the cart. These days are no exception with only a few inoculated against struggle and hardship. It’s during the fits of trials and tribulations, we …
