June 2024 PEACE OF WILD THINGS by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake...
October 2022 Recently I read 2 novels that were written since the start of the pandemic. I recommend both –...
My brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer in the spring. He and my sister spent the better part of the last 9 months at doctors’ appointments, preparing for or recovering from surgeries, in and out of hospitals, and dealing with the side effects of cancer treatments. Despite all of this, the cancer appeared to be progressing. Before last week, the latest news from his oncologist was...
What a year this has been. And yet, I find we are adapting. In my house, we have adapted to work and school...
November 2nd, 2020 There has been a tension in my belly most days this last couple of weeks. A jitteriness, a tightness in my...
“When we truly rest in awareness, our experience is spacious and intimate, without defenses. With it arises compassion; we feel our heart’s natural connection with life.” –Jack Kornfield, meditation teacher In our current political climate, many people on both sides of the political aisle are feeling uncertain. Many people I...
Photo courtesy of Liz Gill “When times are uncertain, difficult, fearful, full of change, they become the perfect place...
