There Is Always Light
“…There is always light...” is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration. This phrase landed with me and then rippled out. In the poem there is a context: “When day comes, we step out of the shade…” And it does seem like we are doing that now, stepping...
Live Out Loud the Language of Love
How can we live out loud the language of love? Let us count the ways. So many horrific, inspiring, catastrophic, compassionate events have happened in the last year, the last months, the last days that I don’t feel willing or able to try to say anything original about what has transpired. But I am drawn to share this with...
Skillful Means for Staying Sane
Skillful means for staying sane… this title occurred to me recently, now into our second week of Advent, and into almost a year of Covid, with the countless roller coaster restrictions and many people are at bending and breaking points, financially, physically, emotionally… and in many other ways. Those of you reading this note,...
How Can We Be Grateful in Challenging Times?
How can we be grateful in challenging times? We all know that gratitude is transformative. But these are challenging times indeed. While Covid drags on and on with all its attendant problems, restrictions, consequences, it sure seems hard to call up gratitude easily. And what’s more, Thanksgiving in the US is coming in a couple...
Is Goal Setting a Bane or a Boon?
Is goal setting a Bane or boon, a curse or a blessing, a deep affliction or of great benefit? For sure goal setting can be a double-edged sword. I have been a list-writer all my life, and there’s a way in which list writing and goal setting are closely linked. I realize that for...
