by Leslie Sann | Oct 27, 2023
Becoming an Everyday Ordinary Peacemaker By Leslie Sann Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson What do you imagine it means to be an everyday ordinary peacemaker? We tend to see a peacemaker as some high-powered diplomat sent to converse with...
by Leslie Sann | Jul 27, 2023
Thought is Not Required By Leslie Sann Thought is not required, only action. Wandering the streets of Arles, FR, we find ourselves turned around. It is hot, very hot, with record-breaking temperatures. The paper map is unclear, or the street has no signage letting us...
by Leslie Sann | Jun 13, 2023
White-It-Out By Leslie Sann We do not need magic to change the world; we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. ~ J.K. Rowling Being human and all, I bet you sometimes get on the thought train to hell. Not fun. It...
by Leslie Sann | May 24, 2023
Turning Worry into Wonder By Leslie Sann My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened. ~ Michel Montaigne There are many expressions representing the uselessness of worry. One is that it is a misuse of the imagination. Another is...
by Leslie Sann | Mar 13, 2023
Precious By Leslie Sann Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. ~ William James During a recent visit to NY to see family, we went to dinner in Manhattan, where my two nieces live. We dined at their favorite restaurant, which was filled...
by Leslie Sann | Feb 11, 2023
A Case for Losing My Mind By Leslie Sann When I say not to think, I mean that if you have a thought, think nothing of it. ~ attributed to a Chinese Zen Master Living by design is all about exploring our inner selves and letting what is deep within...
