A priest once told me “if your Lenten penance is making you so irritable and grumpy, that you are the penance for the people around you, then rethink your penance.”
Lent is not a competition to see how much we can take or how long I can go without. It is for us to grow holier.
This is 99 year old Althea. Her aide Cristy sent me this video of her responding to my inaugural poem that just warmed my heart. Part of the privilege of writing poetry is getting to touch other people’s lives. Thank you so much Althea for this gift 💛🙏🏿
FWIW: @SportsLine took @jppalmCBS’s final projected NCAA Tournament bracket and simulated the games. Here are the results:
FINAL FOUR: Duke vs. Dayton, Florida State vs. Gonzaga.
TITLE GAME: Dayton vs. Gonzaga
CHAMPION: Dayton
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