October - 2016

This Week's Moment of CLARA-TY

More Moments of CLARA-TY . . .

That's Impossible

Have you ever had a dream, a desire or a wish that seemed crazy or impossible? Well you are not alone…. Every great achievement was once impossible until someone set a goal to make it a reality. Lewis Carroll's famous masterpiece Through the Looking Glass contains a story that exemplifies the need to dream the impossible dream. There is a conversation between Alice and the queen, which goes like this: "I can't believe that!" said Alice. "Can't you?" the queen said in a pityin

Leave the Harbor

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in Santa Cruz, Ca. I would love going to the yacht harbor and see all the boats – they were so pretty and I always dreamed of having one. It always surprised me how many boats there were there at the dock that never seemed to leave, it was as if they never got a chance to get out to the open sea. I have seen a quote that says, “boats were made for sailing, not to stay in the safety of the harbor”. Very true statement. I think we can b

One Stormy Night

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send

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