Walking in someone else's shoes
In 1895, a Michigan poet, preacher, suffragist, and temperance reformer named Mary T. Lathrap wrote a poem called "Judge Softly." In...
Shine your light bright
I have often said that darkness does not exist unto itself; it is merely the absence of light. Light is always there; truth is always...
Begin again
Every time I turn the calendar to a new month, I have an eager sensation of starting anew. It's not my first June but it's a new June, a...
Help wanted. Inquire within.
For Memorial Day, I am taking a holiday, so I went back and adapted an email from 10/1/2018, as apt now as ever: From time to time, we...
Keep on keeping on
I got a couple of emails this week that troubled me. Since I profess to aspire to help people live with compassion for themselves and...
Don't be discouraged
I felt a little discouraged this past week. I suppose a lot of us did. We haven't had strong national leadership on the pandemic, various...
Slow down
I don't know about you but, for me, the unintended consequences of the pandemic are mixed. On the one hand, I've had the time to devote...
Feeling? Alright.
There is so much going on. Good news, bad news. Crazy news, depressing news. So much news. It is heartening to see the internet do its...
Seeing the invisible
For the last two and a half weeks, I've been trying to get a picture of a red-headed woodpecker who has been visiting my birdfeeder. He's...
To every thing there is a season
I'll admit it: this week got me. And I have nothing to complain about. So far, I've been healthy, as have my family and friends. I've got...
