Last week, my blog was about finding our better angels in the worst of times, a term Abraham Lincoln coined in his first inaugural address.   I am familiar with my darker ones, anger, impatience, and vanity among them.  Less aggressive are the purer spirits. Sometimes, when I’ve

While being interviewed on a local talk show, the moderator asked me to name my heroes.  I admit my mind went blank.  Many people I admire.  Some of them are ordinary folk.  Others have names recognized around the world.   I admire Mahatma Gandhi, for example.  Without firing a