“Once in a while, right in the middle of  ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.”  ~Attribution unknown Image from the Wall Street Journal If ever we needed a fairy tale escape, we needed one this week. The marriage of Harry and Meghan took us all to a magical place where love, diversity, grace, and the power of positive transformation were celebrated in ways we haven’t seen before — at least not in our own country. Though I’ve always been an Anglophile (it’s in my blood), I’ve never been obsessed with royal weddings. But this time around, I can’t get enough of the ceremonial recaps on television. Thank you, Meghan…

“Being kind and considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”  ~Marian Wright Edelman Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page. It’s not just me. Everyone’s mourning the loss of kindness and civility. Within the past couple of years, especially, there’s been a remarkable increase in thoughtless behavior and cruel comments — a general lack of respect that erodes our very souls. It starts at the top with belligerent political leaders and filters down to the rude grocery shopper who rams into your cart and doesn’t bother to say, “Excuse me.”One friend calls it…