may all your stories have a good ending
We are in a festive season rich with storytelling steeped in miracles. Stories serve many purposes – they teach us lessons, preserve...
there are no lines
In Ken Burns’ new documentary, we learn that Leonardo da Vinci believed there are no lines in nature, just edges. One thing meets...
the more things change . . .
The holidays abound with rituals and traditions. We can grow so attached to them that we forget how they came to be and why we do them,...
something's coming
There’s a saying, "If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there." A corollary would be "If you don’t prepare for...
For shame
I’ve been thinking a lot about shame this week. Why do we shame each other? Why do people in power (parents, bosses, officials) shame...
Going through a phase
Look up in the sky tonight and you will see the full moon waning. As the predominant earthly satellite, humankind has long observed the...
Let us cultivate our garden
I just read Candide (don’t ask why). Voltaire’s novella was first published in 1759 and it’s one of those books that I think I’ve read...
Vote!
That's it. Vote!
Opening up space
Revising a post from four years ago . . . The admonition to be here now was made famous in the West by Ram Dass with the release of...
a reverie on interdependence
I only noticed the milkweed today. I’ve walked on this path for decades. The path follows alongside a pond before it meanders into the...