It’s that time of year when we roll out Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. What enduring lessons does “It’s a Wonderful Life” teach us?

Victimhood has always bothered me. Too many get addicted to it as a way to seek attention and forget its value as a reflective, temporary detour on a continuing journey of growth and contribution.

A message about unity may be at odds with the divisive sickness holding our republic and much of the world in its grasp. The chestnut, “United we stand. Divided we fall,” may be more important today than at any time in our ever-evolving experiment in democracy.

Believe in yourself through every challenge, regardless of the odds.

I dipped back into my former life for the first time in five years this week. What I learned from that experience surprised me.

Crazy is a word deployed by detractors to try to discourage those who envision a better world and aren’t afraid to do something about it.