a list of nothing
A list of nothing Here's a list of nothing, which is what I bring today. It's a very long list. See? Practically infinite. ©...
on change
Weeding the garden on a sunny, not-quite-cool afternoon, the gusting wind hints at what’s to come in the months ahead while it seems to...
Why me, again? Why not me, again?
Why me, again? Why not me, again? I know I've written about this before but it keeps coming up. Last week I was in a group when someone...
on humility
When K. asked me to define humility, I didn’t hesitate. “It’s the opposite of arrogance,” I said. “The opposite of pride.” But...
the circle of life
Birthdays come with persistent regularity -- if we are lucky. Mine comes on the first of October, a beautiful month of the year in...
I can see for miles and miles
Sitting outside on a beautiful, sunny September afternoon in Connecticut last week, I was idly appreciating the late summer surroundings...
Oh, my! Oh my, my, my!
Several weeks back a friend sent me one of those contemplative stories that go around social media because she thought I’d like it, and...
go and open the door
Here is my third poem of the summer for you. Even though it's September, and summer is still with us, we turn our attention ahead to...
wholly happy day
Although our word “holiday” derives from the Old English hāligdæg (about 950 in Lindisfarne Gospels), a compound of hālig HOLY + dæg...
being shaped by others
Another Monday away, another poem -- this time a reading from Mark Nepo's stunning book of a year's daily reflections called The Book of...
