Words matter. Context and communication matter more.
I've been thinking a lot this week about one of my favorite adages -- words matter. I've written about this before but this week I got...
Last week, this week, every week.
Last week, extremists laid siege to our Capitol. Last week, the weather in Connecticut was pretty normal, although I think we're still in...
What if . . .
What if, today, you just listened? What if instead of fighting whatever it is you’re fighting against, you just sat with it for a while,...
A long-awaited end
Here we are! It's finally the fifth week of the final five weeks the first fifth of the 21st century. Say THAT five times fast. This...
Believe
From Mark Nepo's A Book of Awakening, Believing -- a contemplative message for Christmas Eve, 2020, when believing in something is so...
Take five
It's the fourth of the last five weeks left in the first fifth of the 21st century. Hey! I finally got it right. Yes, it's the 21st...
Following the number 5 down a rabbit hole
Three weeks left in 2020 when the first fifth of the 20th century comes to an end, and all week, I've been thinking about the Vitruvian...
More fun with fifths
Four weeks left in 2020 when the first fifth of the 21st century comes to an end. Here's an interesting take on that theme called the...
Speaking with the Cheshire Cat
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" Alice speaks to Cheshire Cat. "That depends a good deal on where you want...
Be thankful for what you do not have
It's been a long time since I reflected on the origin story of Thanksgiving -- maybe not since I had grade-school children who were...
