On the threshold
(a reprieve posting from a few years ago) I've had some complicated conversations lately with people I love but with whom I disagree....
Life lessons from a jigsaw puzzle
In the last three weeks, I've worked on four jigsaw puzzles. That wasn't my plan; it just worked out that way. I've worked my way up from...
The gift of your teachers surrounds you
As the storm blew through last Saturday morning, I watched a coyote traipse across the snow, cross my front yard and garden, drop down to...
No one is normal
Are you normal? Do you want to be? Before you answer that, it might be a good idea to define normal. Normal is one of those words that...
"Your idea of necessary will change as your experience changes."
Last weekend, I drove to visit a dear friend in New Jersey, an hour and a half away, so I took advantage of the opportunity to listen to...
"You are the prayer. I am the Amen."
Last week, in a contemplative practice I lead, I read “The Self We Share” by Rumi. The words of the poem have stayed with me, dropping...
Every ending is a beginning which is, of course, an ending
With apologies to the great Annie Dillard, who famously wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” I have...
Looking forward to look back
On Christmas Day, NASA launched the James Webb telescope, headed for a spot in orbit that is 1,000,000 miles away from earth. In six...
Now, shift into neutral and glide
Winter solstice arrives here in Connecticut on Tuesday just before 11:00 a.m. just as the summer solstice arrives in the southern...
Miracles are the gratitude you feel
Miracles aren’t just the big things; they can be quite small and personal. And I get it. You might think that isn’t really what a miracle...
