My dad died at the age of 60. I was 35 years old, living by myself, in a house I owned on the other side of the country. His dying taught me so much about life. Or should I say, how death is a part of life. In his short life, my dad went through suffering with lung cancer, with …
The number of angry people these days is astonishing to me. I think religion, politics, the redefinition of some words and relationships, and different opinions on social justice issues are some of the biggest reasons. But as I often have told my kids, with anger I’m only hurting myself. This was repeated to my kids quite a bit as they …
There are times in everybody’s life when they feel defeated. Many times during these valleys my head often doesn’t want to do what my heart knows is best. It causes agitation and anxiety. I know when I’m grumpy. In a sense, I feel like I’m being attacked. Only time and prayer gets me to the point of remembering that I …
VOLUNTEER to SERVE By Cyndi Sikora It has occurred to me that a lot of us, parents in particular, probably have never been taught, or learned how important volunteering is to family and community life. When my kids were in high school, they insisted on the need to do service to get a good grade in some classes. When I …
Choose Light and Life by Cyndi Sikora We all have times in our life when we see the world through the light or the dark. There is a wall mural I passed daily on my way to work that caught my attention in this respect. It is a picture of a sidewalk and store fronts, that from left to right …
Never Alone By: Cyndi Sikora There’s a phrase that has been popping up quite a bit lately. I now realize it has been ringing in my head a lot for almost 10 years, or longer. “You’re never alone” Since my junior year in college, I’ve mostly lived by myself. As I go about my days, I often find that I’m …
