Author Archives: Jim Gleason

I looked up some old sayings today. Some of the ones I found are: “You must do the things you think you cannot do” – Eleanor Roosevelt “The truth is more important than the facts” -Frank Lloyd Wright “If you judge people, you have no time to love them” – Mother Teresa “Love the lifeContinue reading “Old Sayings”

After countless days of rain and clouds, today is a bright sunny day. The skies are a bright blue and the sun brings a welcome warmth. Underneath the relentless clouds my attitude seems to darken. I can become somewhat pessimistic and dour. But when the sun returns, my countenance is lifted and all seems rightContinue reading “Light Returns”

As we look back over our lives, we can see hiw our different hopes defined the various stages of our lives. When we were very young, our hopes were centered around having fun wherever we went. Then our hopes became focused on making the team, the choir, and good grades. After that, we hoped toContinue reading “Hopefulness”

I was just sitting in our living room and saw the landscaping team mowing the lawns of our complex. While I am not always thankful for little things, I was moved to thanksgiving this time. I am thankful that the complex hires a team to care for the landscape. I am thankful that I don’tContinue reading “Thankful for Big and Little Things”

Everywhere we look these days we find division amongst people. The political scene is fraught with deep disagreements. School Boards and parents are increasingly at odds. Our communities are torn apart by differing racial, social and economic viewpoints. Opinions on all sides of the disagreements are shouted down and quickly, but with uninformed prejudices. InContinue reading “Cause For Division”