by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 27, 2023 | Finding Hope, Limitless Possibilities, Thankful Heart
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 19, 2022 | Limitless Possibilities, Miracles, Thankful Heart
“There are only two ways to live your life; one, as though nothing is a miracle, the other as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein August 25, 1814 – Washington, D.C.: It was a most unusual weather phenomenon for the nation’s...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 18, 2022 | Compassion, Generosity, Thankful Heart
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Enhanced Perspective, Generosity, Thankful Heart
3:00 a.m., April 9, 2016 – Robsham Theater Arts Center, Boston College: The campus is quiet and deserted. Fred, the graveyard shift janitor, pushes his cart carrying his mop, broom, and cleaning supplies from room to room. His job is monotonous and not real...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2021 | Compassion, Generosity, Thankful Heart
December 2, 2004 – Sotheby Auction, New York City: More than 300 people filled the large auction hall at Sotheby’s Auction House. They had come for a huge sports memorabilia auction. Babe Ruth’s home run bat, which christened a brand new Yankee stadium in 1923, was...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 28, 2021 | Beating the Odds, Never Lose Heart, Thankful Heart, Underdogs
1940 – Great Britain: Adolf Hitler’s German war machine was rolling across Europe capturing country after country. When France surrendered in June 1940, Great Britain remained the lone holdout, the final domino in the German chancellor’s path. War-torn England still...
