"I want you to get out there and walk -- better yet, run! -- on the road God called you to travel. I don't want any of you sitting around on your hands. ... And mark that you do this with humility and discipline -- not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences." -- Ephesians 4:2-3, The Message​​ Wow, six months in and I'm still here! I set out to open my own law practice

​"Because when a man tries to realize himself through the gifts with which nature has endowed him, he does the best and only meaningful thing he can do." -- Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund, p. 278 What are your gifts? What are your talents? What are you good at? Use your gifts to give, not to receive. Our best days are when we feel strong and productive, putting our time and energy and love -- our gifts! -- to good use. On the contrary, when we speak negatively about

​"Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood." -- Matthew 10:6, The Message Let's face it. There are a lot of people in this city who need help. If anyone doubts that, go to Family Court or Municipal Court for one day and you'll see first-hand. And no matter what any of those people may say or believe, none of them are experts in the law. They could use help to sift through what's relevant to their case and what's not. And many times, especially in the

"No se puede cosechar lo que no se siembra. ¿Cómo vamos a cosechar amor en nuestra República, si sólo sembramos odio?" -- Monseñor Óscar Romero Siembra amor en su vida. Reconozca que, aunque es fácil odiar a otra persona, es energía mal puesta. Ese odio no crea nada, no produce nada bueno, ni adentro ni afuera. Ese odio es un mal ejemplo a sus hijos, a sus compañeros de trabajo, y a los demás. Si tienes la tentación de odiar a otro, mejor sepárate del otro, mientras pides