Choosing Small Concerns
While I was sitting on the couch in my office this morning, I saw Bella, our miniature Australian Sheperd, walking down the hallway toward...
Category: Companions in Time
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Lingering Opportunities I’m thinking of a memorial I attended several years ago. It was for Betty, a woman who had just died in her...
Secret Wealth
If we have some hidden wealth, why don’t we cash it in and put it to good use? Even if we don’t need it...
Clearcutting The Forest
The image of Elon Musk wielding a chainsaw, as a symbol for housecleaning the federal government of deadwood, is an image I’m having trouble...
The Hunger Artist
The past few mornings, when I get up, it’s with appreciation for having simple things to do—making coffee, firing up the distiller and humidifiers,...
Companions in the Dark
As a Canadian living in the U.S., my sons automatically inherited Canadian citizenship. But when George W Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 under false...
Women who have Guided me
I just finished reading a book by Sue Monk Kidd: “The Book of Longings: A Novel”. It tells the story of Jesus in a...
Making it for the Long Haul
As we look out at our world, near and far–at family, friends, acquaintances, the families of friends and friends of our family, at others...
Around the Campfire
My memories usually show up as oft-told reruns of the small handful of things I actively remember from my past life. The recollections that...
Just Justices
Isn’t it strange to watch Supreme Court justices acting with all the bias of ordinary people? I suppose that shouldn’t be surprising. What else...