Sunday, January 11, 2009 - (May Guignon Richards)
Should I stand and be counted, or keep to myself? Should I say what I know is right, or let things slide? Which battles are worth fighting, or is there another way? Should I stand up for my principles, even if someone else might not approve? These are points of integrity that often vary from person to person...
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 - (May Guignon Richards)
I had only one chance, in front of me, by the grace of God, stood a majestic sahuaro – king of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. In a millisecond I had to choose between plowing into a very prickly cactus at full speed or .... Read More...
Monday, November 24, 2008 - (May Guignon Richards)
What are any of us supposed to be doing with our lives? This is the million dollar question that we ponder at play as children, worry about as teens and young adults, and wonder about as we grow older. Did we make the right decisions that forged the course of our lives? Are we simply a product of our environment, a leaf blown along by the wind? Or are we the captain of our ship? And if so, is the ship even headed in the right direction? Would you do it all differently if you had another chance? As life moves on an even more fundamental question emerges: Are you happy? Read More...
Monday, November 17, 2008 - (May Guignon Richards)
Growing up in a good Catholic family my conscience was constantly getting a work out. The worst thing I could imagine happening to me was to go to hell when I died. I also didn’t want to wind up in the limbo-land called purgatory. This lesson implied that I had to have a system for keeping track of my sins....
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Saturday, November 08, 2008 - (May Guignon Richards)
And so it was, with my Easter basket in hand and dressed oh so nicely, I ran out in my grandmother’s yard at the sound of the bell to begin my hunt for my first Easter egg. There was just one problem in the way of my perfect day – it appeared that my older brother, who was faster than I, had an incredible zeal for snatching Easter eggs from my grasp.
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