The Mom Test: Fail, And You’re the Dad
The Mom Test: All moms know this stuff. It’s on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mom. If you don’t pass the test, you have to be the dad. I was out walking with my 5-year-old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started […]
I Asked God to Take Away My Pain Poem
I asked God to take away my pain. God said, “No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.” I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, “No. Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.” I asked God to grant me patience. God […]
Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living a Life
Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. — Mary Oliver
Demetri Martin: On Being Good at Everything
I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything. – Demetri Martin
Think Before You Speak
Think before you speak. Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it inspiring? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think on such things. — Philippians 4:8
Ruby Dee: On Marriage
Actress Ruby Dee describes how her 50-year marriage with Ossie Davis survived all those years. A trustworthy marriage has weathered temptation and anger and jealousy and resentment and a little bit of selfishness. When you get over and get through that, then maybe you can see the light of love. — Ruby Dee, actress
Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff
The cosmos is also within us. We’re made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. — Carl Sagan
Chris Ashton Kutcher: On the Sexiest Thing
The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful, and being generous. Everything else is crap, I promise you. It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don’t buy it! Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous. — Ashton Kutcher, actor […]
Pablo Casals: On Children as Miracles
The child must know that he is a miracle, a miracle that there hasn’t been since the beginning of the world, and there won’t be another like him until the end of the world. He is a unique thing, from the beginning to the end of the world. — Pablo Casals, cellist […]