Are We Having Fun Yet? Let’s Do It!
Are we having fun yet? What a question to ask, you might think, in the midst of a raging pandemic, in the middle of the fourth or fifth wave… I’ve lost track. The topic of having fun, or not, goes way back for me. It’s kind of embarrassing for me to own how challenging...
Silver Linings
Silver linings, new perspectives, fresh ways of seeing… as we continue to experience ever more deeply the upending effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people around the world are offering and experiencing what we could truly call Silver Linings to the dark clouds. Surprising and heartening perspectives are emerging from this, in some ways, clearly...
Reading Aloud Together
Some time ago Mike and I started reading aloud together. Our lives and interests, as we’ve aged, had changed significantly and sufficiently that it seemed wise to see what new ways we could find to connect, to share time and space. Reading aloud together has become one of the new activities we share, and it...
Reflection Leads to Connection
I remember that most years I have relished Advent. After all, Adventus, the Latin root our the word, means “coming.” On reflection, I can feel into the expectant waiting, the pleasures, the promises of the coming weeks. This year there seems to be so much craziness in the world, the political weirdness added unto the commercial...