Join the Dance Dancing, you see, is about attitude. A dancer hears the music and can’t sit still; she must participate. A dancer doesn’t just appreciate flowers; she is awed by their beauty.

The Most Important Thing I Learned From My Father My father has accomplished a lot in his 91 years of life so far, but above all he is recognized by his family and his community as a good man. And that, I believe, is his most important legacy.

The Most-Asked Question There are two schools of thought on this subject of “why.” One is that everything happens for a reason; it’s all part of some grand design that ultimately will prove to be for our good. Another viewpoint is that God has allowed for an element of chance in the universe.

Important People There are now about seven billion people on earth and it seems each of us thinks the world revolves around us–or at least that it should. The maddening fact that nobody else recognizes us as the true geographical center of the universe keeps us striving for that elusive goal: to be know as an Important Person.

A Christmas Story Sometimes the ache of missing someone can be lessened by knowing that as long as that person lives in our heart they are never really gone. And sometimes, it seems, they’ll reach out to us in some way to remind us of that fact.