It's your choice
Remember how I ended last week with an invitation to take time to open the space between stimulus and response? I had three stories...
The map is not the territory
Erratum Careful readers of last week’s letter noticed an error. The number of deaths from flu is not 1 in 70. It’s 1.8 in 100,000. To be...
What are the odds?
We humans are not very good at estimating our risks. Are you one of those people who worries about a shark biting you? Do you wonder how...
The absence of striving for happiness
It's been a lovely day. On my walk today I saw a pileated woodpecker (think Woody Woodpecker) who had worked his way up a dead tree trunk...
We are all philosophers
Last week I read Mary Oliver's beautiful poem In Our Woods, Sometimes a Rare Music. Here it is for you. Every spring I hear the thrush...
Everything counts
I have a few favorite phrases (happy to add to my list anytime if you want to send me yours) that I like to quote. One is Annie Dillard's...
It's clear beyond the fog
While out running errands this afternoon, I was impressed by the fog. I thought, "It's a darn good thing I know where I'm going and that...
The world is full of wonderful things
Last week I discovered a remarkable thing. All the As in traditional alphabet blocks are red. All the Bs are green. Cs are yellow and Ds...
On the threshold
I've had some complicated conversations lately with people I love but with whom I disagree. That's not fun but it's okay with me. I don't...
Lessons (re-)learned
All your life, you learned lessons about how to behave. How to be a good person. The value and importance of doing the right thing. You...
