What have I forgotten?
I have forgotten so many of the injustices and pains I am sure I suffered in my life. I have forgotten the sting of a burn on my arm as I...
Would you be an angel?
Has anyone ever prefaced a request with the phrase, "Would you be an angel and..."? Or maybe you've heard "Would you be so kind as...
What's blocking your view?
From where I sat on my deck, the oak tree blocked my view of the bird feeder. I knew it was there. I had filled it an hour ago, washed,...
Have you gone out to play?
In her 1999 book, Deep Play, Diane Ackerman explores the role, lessons and mysteries of deep play, a numinous state of engagement that...
When is nothing something?
Have you ever had one of those times when you think, "I've got nothin'"? You know what I mean? Someone is expecting something from you --...
Where is the edge?
Where is the edge between joy and sorrow? Life often looks and feels very concrete but it is not. In a moment -- a moment! --...
What is remembering for?
What is remembering for? Today -- according to Logan's General Order #11 of May, 5, 1868, -- we decorate the graves of the the women and...
Where is the center of the universe?
Roy I. Wilson wrote in his book Medicine Wheels: "How far west can you go before you run out of West? ...No matter how far west you may...
What do you think happens when we die?
Recently, Stephen Colbert interviewed Keanu Reeves and asked him, "What do you think happens when we die?" I have not seen the whole...
Have you fallen for perfectionism?
Anne Lamott said this: Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your...
