| Leslie of Liverpool
He looked a little pitiful sitting by himself at the end of the long corridor. A rather small Englishman with thin and scruffy hair, he was not the kind to make a first-glance good impression. Somehow images of the comic actor Stan Laurel came to mind when I first saw Leslie, but Leslie of Liverpool, the great doer of duty, is my hero.
by Don Staheli
The
Human Need for Connections
It is ironic that those who want to be "different"
often try to do so by acting just like others with similar tastes
in style and thought. In such cases, loneliness is likely the only
real link.
By Don H. Staheli
Make
Up Your Mind
We have developed a practical approach to
hair dryer preservation. In a household with four daughters and
a wife with thick hair, such imaginative strategies for living are
important—especially if some economic benefit can be realized
in the process.
By
Don Staheli
Fender
Bender
We all receive a few bumps here and
there and probably give as many as we get. Most likely none of those
who offend are part of a great conspiracy to do us harm; nor are
we acting with malice toward any of our neighbors when we offend
them.
By Don H. Staheli
Say What?
The
best teachers seem to be those who communicate to both the mind
and the heart of the student
—
even if that means letting a nine-year-old boy keep a white rat
in his desk.
By Don Staheli
Can
You Imagine?
Don't let the pressures of every day
trample your powers of imagination.
By Don Staheli
Out on
a Limb
What is there about a tree that makes a young
person crave to climb it? Is it the challenge, the risk, or the
hope of a superior view?
By Don H. Staheli
Fellow
Travelers
We may have taken different paths, but we
all come from the same place.
By Don Staehli
Little
Given, Much Received
A roving scrap bandit teaches an important
lesson.
By Don Staheli
You
Can Damage the Cage, but You Can't Hurt the Bird
Her body was damaged, but her spirit
flew free.
By Don Staheli
There's
a Peaceful Place Inside
Sometimes it seems as though life
is a hurricane.Where can we go for shelter from the storm?
By Don Staheli
Just
Hold Me
There is nothing inherently wrong
with hopes and dreams and wishes. But there comes a time in our
reverie when it may be vital to turn and almost run to the arms
of someone or something real that will bring us back to the ground.
By Don Staheli
Let
the Joy Be in the Doing
He couldn't
believe his good fortune when his neighbor asked if he wanted to
share their sizeable garden plot. All he had to do was the weeding!
By Don Staheli
The
Man in the Mirror
Like
sponges, we tend to absorb what we see in another person, unwilling
to let loose of our observation and fearful to mention something
that obviously needs a little fixing.
By Don Staheli
Life
in Smallville
After
a family work transfer we found ourselves in Southern Utah, where
the nearest "civilization" was eighty miles away over
a treacherous mountain pass, and "blue collar" best described
the most prevalent forms of entertainment.
By Don Staheli
The
Art of Becoming
How
do we implement all the good things we learn? How do we act in line
with what we know?
By Don Staheli
A
Rock In My Shoe
Even
a small sin can cause a lot of pain and hinder our eternal progress.
By
Don Staheli
Throwing
Stones
Their
daughter was tormenting them, and they didn't know why. What's more,
even she didn't know why. Could she be crying out for help?
By Don Staheli
The
Prom Invitation
Have you ever looked back
and wondered what made you act like such a jerk in a situation gone
by?
By Don H. Staheli
The
Verbal Knockout
Embrace
your opponent in a way that lessens the threat and leads to understanding.
By Don Staheli
If
You Can See the Target, You Won't Hit It
The sights of the pistol, when held
at arm's length, were only a couple of feet from my eyes. The target,
on the other hand, was some 50 feet or more away. It was mpossible
to focus on both at once.
By Don Staheli
Leslie
of Liverpool
He looked a little pitiful sitting
by himself at the end of the long corridor. A rather small Englishman
with thin and scruffy hair, he was not the kind to make a first-glance
good impression. Somehow images of the comic actor Stan Laurel came
to mind when I first saw Leslie, but Leslie of Liverpool, the great
doer of duty, is my hero.
by
Don Staheli
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