As in a desert park suddenly teeming with life following a deluge, there are deeply planted seeds in our hearts, waiting to blossom like miracles springing to life.

A little understanding of "where the other side is coming from" may help to tone down the insults and negative verbiage currently taking place across the dinner table or the negative views of neighbors displaying political signs you don’t agree with.

Well here we are in a new year – a time for new beginnings, a time for resolutions – most of which we won’t keep, but just the same, important to make – to remind ourselves that we can be better if we really try.