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Living a Just Life in Harmony with the Sacred

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  Justice, compassion, community, and humility — these are not separate virtues but four movements of one sacred rhythm, according to Steven Greemebaum ( An Afternoon's Dictation , see below). To live justly is to live in harmony with the divine pulse that animates all creation. Each aspect calls us to align our daily choices with something larger than ourselves. 1. Act with justice toward all Justice is love made public. It’s how mercy takes form in the world. Acting with justice means seeing every person — not just the agreeable ones — as worthy of fairness and dignity. It asks us to look beyond convenience and comfort, to stand where truth and compassion meet. Justice is not vengeance; it’s restoration. It’s the courage to repair what’s broken and to protect what’s vulnerable. 2. Love compassion and embrace community To love compassion is to recognize that our lives are intertwined. “My life is about us, not me.” Community isn’t something we tolerate; it’s something we embrace. ...
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Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists - Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain (Wilcox)

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Today's publisher's pride is Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox, which reached #213 in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. and #235 in parenting children with disabilities on Amazon. From Amazon: Customers find the book provides brilliant insight into inattentive ADHD, with one customer noting it's a wonderful informative read for children with the condition. The book is easy to read and customers consider it a must-read. They appreciate its pacing, with one customer mentioning it's perfect for both parents and teachers. Book description: In this two-part book Andrew and his neuroscientist mom each tell their story about living with the inattentive subtype of ADHD. How do you survive life and middle school with an ADHD elephant in your brain? Kids with ADHD will relate to Andrew's reactions to everyday and school-related situations, like remembering to turn in homework, staying organized, and making friends. Using...
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Precerpt from My 20th Language: L4 French - Introduction

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  French Although French was technically the fourth language I began to study (after English, my native tongue, Latin, and Spanish), in some ways it could also be considered my second language or even a shared first language since I was surrounded by French from birth. I was born in New Hampshire some 60+ years ago and grew up in a small village there until I was 14, at which time my parents moved across the Salmon Falls River to a farm in Maine. In the 1940s and 1950s (and even in the 1960s), Maine and New Hampshire were strongholds of French-speaking Americans, not immigrants but families who had been there for generations, often with relatives in Canada (like we Anglophones among them), and an interesting mix of languages developed. Growing up in a francophone region in a New Hampshire village and, later, on a Maine farm meant that I always had heard French around me. I did not pay much attention to it, however, my parents usually frequented Anglophone haunts. I decided to t...
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