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...
Being present
I find I'm having a hard time staying on task lately. I'm sure it's a combination of our collective malaise due to the pandemic and...
Appreciate the joy in your life
What a week. So much to write about. Thankfully, I was intercepted by this lovely poem,* so let me invite you to put aside current events...
Be there then, then here now.
The admonition to be here now was made famous in the West by Ram Dass with the release of his seminal book of the same name in 1971. The...
Honor your ancestors
This week we have Halloween, a holiday associated with scaring us and scary things. Have you looked at pictures of Halloween and...