"The world is too much with us", wrote William Wordsworth. "Late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. Little we see in nature that is ours". Glenn Dromgoole, author of seventeen books and co-founder of Americans for More Civility, has collected some "gentle thoughts for today"s hectic world" into a small book with a big message. "Too often", he writes, "we allow the busyness and the chaos of daily living to lay waste the powers of our better selves and best intentions - to be kind, generous, helpful, reasonable, and civil". In short verses, he offers practical suggestions reflecting on what is ultimately important in our lives - and in our world.