Integrity

A brave young raven journeys from 9/11 to the digital world

I was so excited when I woke up on the morning of 9/11. I looked forward to sending out the first promotional copies of an animal fable I had written about a brave young raven named Joshua and his heroic journey to restore the true honor of ravens spoken of in ancient prophesies. So off I went to the [...]

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Aging is a strange thing

Been thinking about aging. Partly, I suppose, because I’m developing a course on the true potential and promise of aging, and partly because, well, I’ll be 79 soon (and JoAnn will be 80, though she tries not to think about it, and hates it when I remind her). Aging is a strange thing. Our bodies get [...]

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What is integrity?

A writer speaks about putting out words into the ether — not knowing if anyone will hear, or even care — and the joy that happens when an answering voice says, “thanks.”

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In honor of persistence — what can take its place?

Persistence has a vital role to play in our lives. As President Calvin Coolidge once said, “Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

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How can you and I help America?

Getting upset with people like Rush Limbaugh simply makes them stronger. The one thing that will help America and keep ourselves sane is exhibiting a calm, steadfast quality of character that does not resist change, but welcomes it, and invokes compassion, not bigotry and hate.

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It feels so good when walls come down

Freedom is a powerful force that ultimately cannot be contained, as was evidenced by the fall of the infamous Berlin Wall. But our own minds also build walls and it requires vigilance to keep our personal freedom.

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True integrity — the day Dad was sent to prison

Veteran London journalist Reginald Foster, my father, chose to go to prison rather than betray the journalist’s ethic infused him since he was a young man never to reveal his sources of information.

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What gift do you bring to the world?

Because we live in a human form, we have a special gift to bring into the world that only we can give. It is the gift of our own spirit, our own divine essence, finding unique form and expression.

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Experts have their place — but ultimately you’re responsible

I’m very thankful for experts. But if I’d listened to the reviewers I’d have missed seeing a charming, funny, delightful movie called The Proposal. As Shakespeare said, “To thine own self be true.”

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