NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
From THE LENS – Issue 13: August 2010
Soulful Alchemy
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Power of Forgiveness
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Unreasonable Forgiveness
By ADAM SOKOLOW
What's Past Is Past
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
I Beg Your Pardon! Healing and Forgiveness
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Aspiring to Amish-Like Radical Forgiveness
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Healing Power of Forgiveness
By CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
My Mirrors
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Forgiveness Prevention: Cutting Our Grievances Off at the Pass
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Forgiveness — It's Not as Easy as I Thought It Was
By TOM VONA
Forgiveness Mantras
By CHRISTA METZGER
What Are You Holding Onto That's Holding You Back?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers

From THE LENS – Issue 12: April 2010
Being Left-Handed in a Right-Handed World
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
20/20 Foresight
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Feeling Squeezed
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Who Has the Right to Stand Up and Be Heard?
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
The Good Fight
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Doing What's Right by Reversing the Golden Rule: Do Unto Yourself as You Would Do Unto Others
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
But Right According to Whom?
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Sir Jiminy Cricket: Tiny Champion of Righteousness
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Reflections on Battles
By CHRISTA METZGER
Don’t Fight—Be
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers

From THE LENS – Issue 11: January 2010
Saying Grace
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
An Attitude of Gratitude
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Two Years to 2012
By ADAM SOKOLOW
No Ordinary Children
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Healing and Gratitude
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Gratitude for Options in Clothes and in Life
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Benefits of Counting One’s Blessings
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Reflecting
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
A Grateful Hymn
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Have an Attitude of Gratitude
By TOM VONA
Opening Doors
By CHRISTA METZGER
Gratitude Large and Small
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers

From THE LENS – Issue 10: October 2009
You’ve Been Served
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Helping Others
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Serving Others by Listening
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Service to Others – A Life-Long Focus
By LANEY SOKOLOW
NorthLight School: A Model for Serving Others
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Service and Civility
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Compelled to Write: A Story About Serving Others
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Profiles in Service: Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Edward M. Kennedy
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Serving Others Through a Career in Education
By TOM VONA
What if God Were One of Us?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers

From THE LENS – Issue 9: July 2009
On the Sunny Side of the Street
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Positive Outlook
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Bad Things Happen…Then What?
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Invisible Loving
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Retirement — Twilight or Dawn? Part II
By CHRISTA METZGER
Good News! Developing Partnerships for a Promising Future in Catholic Education
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Peace and Happiness Through “Positivity”
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
“Get in the Van”
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Accentuating the Positive: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
By MAYBETH CONWAY
An Amazing Woman
By TOM VONA
Trust in Negotiations
By LAWRENCE KORCHNAK
Being Positive—the Fine Print
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers

From THE LENS – Issue 8: April 2009
Recalculating
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Hope’s Many Faces
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
The Alchemy of Laughter
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Empowering the Learner
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Retirement — Twilight or Dawn?
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Prospect of Hope and Empowerment in the Aftermath of a Violent Crime
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Finding Hope
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Life’s About Feeling Good
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Shhhh…
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Faith, Hope, and Charity
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 7: January 2009
Not Just a Walk in the Park
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Spiritually Conscious Leader…In Obama We Trust
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
President Obama! My Faith in Democracy Renewed
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Great Teaching Is Great Storytelling
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
‘Trustworthiness’: How Can We Rebuild Broken Trust and Build New Dreams?
By WARREN PHILO ELMER
Using Life’s Lessons in a Totally New Way
By TOM VONA
Who Do You Trust?
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Dorothea Mary McFarlane Connolly, My Mother
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Incestuous Amplification
By BART PASTERNAK
A Father’s Gratitude (Tempered with Intention)
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
A Leader's Prayer
From THE LENS – Issue 6: October 2008
Why Do We Call Them Parties When They Are So Little Fun?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Being Spiritual
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Regaining Your Inner Smile
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Stories: A Guide to Destiny
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Caregivers to the Elderly: The Effect of Belief Systems and Behaviors
By BEA MAH HOLLAND with Katherine Kimball
Two Dynamic School Leaders
By TOM VONA
Optimism Amid Financial Chaos
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
The Swan Story: A Symbol of Grace
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Play On!
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Telling Spiritual Stories
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 5: July 2008
A Mind Vacation
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Synchronicity
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Changing the Size of Your Here and Now
By ADAM SOKOLOW
I Didn’t Know That!
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Using a Clearness Committee to Make the Decision to Retire
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Power of Storytelling
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Tell Me More
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Saving Face
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Finding Common Ground
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 4: April 2008
Lighting Up the Twilight
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Reiki and Leadership
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
The Shadow Knows
By ADAM SOKOLOW
The Metaphor
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Eleanor Roosevelt's Personal Secretary: A Woman of Resilience and Grace
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
A Humbling Experience
By TOM VONA
Spiritual Consciousness Is Growing!
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Thinking Good Thoughts
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
The Wisdom of the Oxygen Mask
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Choosing to Choose
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 3: January 2008
The Art of Alchemy
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Spirituality Tipping Point
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Building Bridges, Not Fences
By ADAM SOKOLOW
A Conversation That Matters
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
A Circle of Catalysts
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Pleasant Surprise
By TOM VONA
Experiential Learning: A Concept Whose Time Has Come (and Has Always Been)
By WARREN PHILO ELMER
A Book or Two...
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Living the Power of Words
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 2: October 2007
Our Spiritual Navigation System
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
What's Joy Got to Do with It?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Smell the Real Roses
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
A Reality Check
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Death of a Loved One Sheds Light on a Life's Deeper Meaning
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Journal Keeping: Recording the Events of One's Personal and Professional Life
By CLAIRE SHEFF-KOHN
Problems Are Opportunities in Disguise
By JOSEPH L. JAKUBOWSKI
Celebrate School People: A First for the Nation Held in Maine
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Rest in Peace
By MAYBETH CONWAY
What If the Moment Sucks?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Yoga Sessions
By CLAIRE DIAB
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 1: July 2007
The Peskiest Creature
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Secret
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Harvard Undergrads Can’t Be Wrong
By CLAIRE SHEFF-KOHN
What’s the Big Idea?
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Being Aware of Blind Spots
By ADAM SOKOLOW
From a Babel of Voices to a Harmonious Chorus
By BEA MAH HOLLAND and MARY JO GREIL
A Disempowering Aspect of NCLB
By JOSEPH L. JAKUBOWSKI
The Empowerment of a First-Year Teacher
By TOM VONA
Remember, Dear, Walk Gracefully
By MAYBETH CONWAY
The Power of Lenses
By ROBERT W. COLE
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