

What if we... ?
What if "we" meant every human and not just the ones who think like you do? What if "we" included humans of all ages, genders,...


Do your best; rinse, repeat
After I unpacked the groceries, started tonight's dinner, and said aloud what I was planning for dinner tomorrow, I realized I had...


Hearing is easy; listening is hard.
Hearing is something we do whether we want to or not. If the vibrations are out there, and assuming our hearing is normal, when that wave...


Storm prep
They are replacing all the storm drains on my street. It's a short street with about 50 houses on it, small lots. Maybe it's a half mile...


One way
It may seem overwhelmingly impossible to live by the standards set by saints and holy people. I mean, let's be practical. Who could...


Intergenerational equity
Father's Day. For me, my first thought is backward-looking, that is, I think of my father. Even though he's gone 35 years, I believe that...


Amazing grace
What is grace? This question came up in a conversation I had weeks ago [Full disclosure: Weeks ago was early March 2013 when I originally...


Enjoying the process
My yoga teacher reminds us that yoga is not about the poses. It is about the breathing. As I strive to balance in a lunge, with one hand...


Be attentive
I ran into an old friend this past weekend, and she asked me how everyone was. In my case, that answer encompasses a lot of people: six...


Finding sanctuary in balance
Over the past few weeks, I keep mentally returning to the Chinese Fable of the Farmer. I've posted it before. It goes to another one of...