Letting Go – Apr. 1, 2021
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.” —Tao Te Ching
The Way Forward
Who am I now? Without a job title or paycheck? It’s a question that many retirees wrestle with, and one forced on many younger people by the current pandemic. Tragically, it’s a question that often leads to heart attacks and alcoholism, to mental health distress and despair. The lead article in today’s paper predicts a […]
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep – Nov. 15, 2019
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful […]
Already With You – Aug. 9, 2019
I am there in the basket of fruit presented to the widow… I am the musk rose opening unattended, the fern on the boggy summit… I am the one whose love overcomes you, already with you when you think to call my name… –Jane Kenyon, from “Briefly It Enters, and Briefly Speaks”
