John Cali At the risk of being “politically incorrect,” I want to wish all of you a most Merry Christmas. You do not have to be Christian (I am not) to have a merry and happy Christmas season. I absolutely love this time of year. But, for those of you who may be rolling your [...]

John Cali These past couple of months I’ve been here in New York State with my family have been most interesting. When I’m home in Wyoming, I rarely pay attention to the mainstream news media. But since I arrived in Rochester, I’ve been reading the local newspaper occasionally. A few days ago, I saw an [...]

John Cali I’m not a fan of most contemporary popular music. But I happened to read about the recent American Music Awards program. Country singer Tim McGraw won two awards for his album called Live Like You Were Dying. I don’t know what songs are in the album, nor do I know any of the [...]

John Cali Being back here in the part of New York State where I grew up has reminded me of a few things I’d almost forgotten. Among those nearly forgotten things is western New York’s weather. This time of year (fall and winter, for those of you living in other climates) the skies are often [...]

John Cali Over the years, Spirit has spoken often about gratitude, and the wonders it can create in our lives. In the USA this week we celebrate a day called Thanksgiving. A day of giving thanks for all the blessings in our lives. A day for expressing gratitude. Though Spirit and I wrote a newsletter [...]

John Cali Since I’ve been here in New York with my family these past several weeks, I’ve been paying more attention to beliefs and relationships. Specifically, my beliefs, and my relationships with my family. As some of you know, I was born and raised a Roman Catholic in a family of Sicilian immigrants. I no [...]

John Cali As most of you will recall, I’ve been in New York now for several weeks. This is the first time I’ve left Wyoming in almost a year, and my first visit to a big city in almost a year. I guess I’d forgotten what city life is like. People here — not all, [...]

John Cali Those of you who’ve been with us a while know how Spirit loves to go on and on about joy. Perhaps, given the way he uses the word and concept, the “j” ought to be capitalized. On my own personal journey over the years Spirit has always urged me to look for the [...]