Judith Eloise Thomason Jones
(December 17, 1941 – April 25, 2018)

We often look for excuses when things don’t go our way, shifting the blame onto others instead of taking responsibility for our own choices. But excuses only grow stronger the more we feed them. This same pattern shows up when it comes to doing what’s right—we stay silent, waiting for someone else to step forward, rather than holding ourselves accountable. “What’s your excuse now?” is a challenge to stop hiding behind hesitation and a sense of true comfort in our own skin.
The spider web gently teaches us an essential lesson about deception . It shows us that not all dangers are loud or obvious; some are hidde...