Roy’s Sunday Letter for January 11, 2026
A Letter To Inspire For Today & Tomorrow
Each Sunday Letter has a purpose: To encourage, To support, To Inform. This SL’s purpose is to Inspire. It’s too early in this new year to be challenged by despair and of being deeply troubled by the senseless death of a young mother of three children. All true, as well as our open-heart energy to the higher mountain of hope for today and for tomorrow.
I pray as I keyboard for Your flashlight. It is through your flashlight beam we see and seek understanding of the people and events of our both small and larger world. May your batteries be fresh and empowered to your restored belief in others known, and not known, to do what is right and good for children, elders, birds, animals and the seas and rain forests.
Facebook offers Reels, short theme focused videos. By scrolling though animals and travel, I also have discovered people and music to sustain and inspire me. Here is a tip on Reels. If you Like a short, Facebook will send you additional similar videos. Watch and listen to one or more to find your own inspiration.
- Tim McCraw & Nashville kids using sign language to sing “Always Be Gentle and Kind”
- Ricky Skaggs at Grand Old Opray, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”
- Patti Smith & Anderson Cooper sharing about their Grief Experiences
- International musicians “Playing for Change” and the uplifting rendition of “Stand by Me”
- Seamus O’ Rourke reading about “Stopping the Clock”
- Phrases from Alan Jackson’s “The Older I Get.” “The more I think about it you only get a blink….The more thankful I feel for the life I’ve lived and for the life I’m living still….The longer I pray, I guess I have more to say…..Funny, the older I feel I’m just getting to my best years yet.”
The Monks continue their Walk For Peace, now in South Carolina.
Netflix movie recommendation: “All Saints,” A true story of a struggling Episcopal church in Symran GA. The Bishop wants to close and sell the church. The young priest has a vision to save the church and support the Smyrna immigrant community. Newly arrived refugees from, Burma and Thailand can fill the church’s farmland with crops. The harvest will save all. Based upon a true story and filmed in Symran. We are listening to threats and news of refugees. I think this film answers the why questions about real people and real outcomes.
Roy, old guy with young dreams
I avoid coverage of what is happening in our country, it is the mechanism I use to deal with the abject failure of anyone in power to address the problems. My reels are of babies, laughing, playing with their pets and oblivious to what is going on outside their domain. I never realized that I see those reels because FB knows I like them. Truthfully the tech world knows too much about us. Leslee’s husband, Dan plays the guitar and is really quite good. I now receive notices about guitars just because I visited Santa Fe. We are manipulated by what they think we like and now with AI it is hard to know what is real. This week was sad and troubling, I think I will watch more babies.
Beautifully written dear friend.
I will Reel for babies to catch up with you.
Comment of meaning so well versed.
My Reels are trees and clouds and wind and sun and wild and tame and never repeating. May I be blessed by nature each and every day and continue to appreciate her glory. Love you and Beth to the moon and back. X/O Linda M
yes and yes again
amazing how Reels can mean so many different views for so many.
Roy, again, thank you again for your continued weekly connection. There is darkness and there is light. And I find the light in a friend, a caring love for ones pet who depends on us for affection and for life, a glance at the ever changing beauty of the heavens that illuminate and dance within the beauty of a sunset, reaching out to make a positive difference with a powerful and soulful heart to help mend and and enrich lives and souls along our path. We each have a very important role and purpose helping to mend a broken fabric with our love and caring and strength and togetherness.
Yes to your positive and helpful reply.
I also believe in the light of which you speak
This is our common faith in today and tomorrow.
Well written and thank you.RB
Always uplifting! Thanks Roy!,