Transcending Thought
I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Bill Herbst
When We All Do Better, We All Do Better
Common sense has nearly vanished altogether from American discourse, replaced during Pluto's journey through Sagittarius by divisive ideological extremism. Perhaps we might benefit from an injection of "uncommon sense" to help us remember the basics and re-affirm the values of sanity and care. This month's commentary attempts to offer a little of that and was inspired by a dear friend of mine. She knows who she is.
--Bill Herbst
Commentary: WHEN WE ALL DO BETTER, WE ALL DO BETTER
The title of this commentary seems a bit nonsensical at first glance, like a tautological redundancy. Well, sure---when we all do better, we all do better. Duh! But peel away the surface and more subtle, substantive, and relevant meanings emerge.
