Common Sense and Common Virtue

Archive for December, 2006

Writing to Yourself

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I just endeavored to do something I've never done before: write a letter to myself. I have journaled for years, and in a certain sense it is like writing a letter to myself, but there is a difference. ...

Genuine Freedom

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Having been involved in politics in the past, and being a rather avid spectator in the political arena, I have heard a lot of opinions about what constitutes freedom. Those on the Right have one view, those on the Left ...

A Reflection on the Unspoken

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Thou goest and returnest to His leepsLike lightning: thou dost ever brood aboveThe silence of all hearts, unutterable Love.--Alfred Lord TennysonAn important lesson in business as in life is recognizing the power of the things left unsaid and excluded. In ...

Patience vs. Progress

Monday, December 4th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness."--George SantayanaI write a lot about the notion of patience. It is one of the virtues espoused by Paul when he talks of the fruit of the Spirit, "Love, peace, ...