President Jimmy and Mrs. Carter with Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity (my first guest this season) Are you committed to bringing forth the best in yourself? Have you invested significant time and money exploring who you truly are and…
Photo Source: Nathan Howard in the Willamette Week A newscaster reported today (August 7, 2020) that “The mayor of Portland, Oregon, a city wracked by nearly 70 consecutive nights of unrest, on Thursday angrily denounced those who attempted to set a police precinct on fire…
I am truly honored to bring you the thinking of today’s guest, Arno Michaelis, a public speaker, author and activist for peace and justice. He was formerly a leader of the white power movement and a founding member of what became the…
In this week’s blogs, I described the extraordinary lives of John R. Lewis, and my father John R. Schmidt. I offered my thoughts about what I must do for my life to become more extraordinary. As is often the case in my Friday “Brief-Blogs,”…
In Monday’s blog, I wrote about the extraordinary lives of two ordinary men: John R. Lewis and John R. Schmidt. I described their remarkable achievements, but never addressed the question: If these two men were ordinary but achieved extraordinary things, why aren’t the rest…
John R. Lewis 1940–2020 John Lewis was a politician and civil-rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death on July 17, 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Lewis was one of the “Big Six” leaders who organized the 1963…
Two of My Favorite Boys Fighting for justice for the oppressed today makes this a better world for all of us tomorrow – particularly for the upcoming generations.
My Niece in the WALLOFMOMS, Portland, Oregon, July 22, 2020 All my life, I have learned to do whatever was needed to avoid pain and discomfort. And when distress and pain inevitably found me and disturbed my comfortable life, I figured out how to rapidly…
My Goofball Grandsons “Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” – Jodie Foster
I am honored to introduce today’s guest, Thomas DeWolf. Tom serves as executive director for Coming to the Table, which is a nonprofit that provides resources for all who wish to acknowledge…