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 […]
Looking for Leadership
When we got a computer link for making paper palm fronds to wave in front of our computer screens, it seemed rather silly to me, but I did it as a spiritual practice in order to be part of my distanced community. Then, as I hunted for scissors, I realized how hungry I am for […]
Gifts of Darkness
As a child in the Pacific Northwest, I fell in love with the night sky. Days were often overcast or rainy, but at night, the clouds would part and I could see the canopy of constellations, there to guide ships at sea. My dad would even wake us up to see an eclipse of the […]
Are You the One?
Christmas letters are strange birds that carry good news and bad. I read of adventurous trips and children blessed, along with a deadly siege of pneumonia and a crippling fall followed by months of rehab. Not the former litany of triumphal wins and public prizes, there is a growing thread of humility and appreciation of […]
