The Pied Piper
Instead of trying to catch each rat separately, he draws them all out of town, in a long line of departing creatures who have...
Category: Companions in Time
Appreciating our Vehicle
I’ve often wondered why some men lavish such care on their cars. There it sits in the driveway, every panel, window, bumper and wheel...
Kiva Mind
The phrase “monkey mind” is a phrase used to describe the fitful leaping from thought to thought experienced when you’re trying to focus on...
Taking Dictation
If we live our lives taking direction from whatever voices and impulses are dictating how we should think and behave, then aren’t we setting...
Our new Foster Kitten
Kittens need people to foster them until they are old enough to be spayed or neutered (an important step in the Pound’s mission to...
Tackling the Hardest Task First
I’ve been reading a book, titled “Caring”, in the past few months. And as might be expected it has a lot to say about...
Backing into Compassion
At a recent support group for bereaved parents, the facilitator, whose son died at least five years ago, said that in her experience the...
It is Good to Receive
We hear that it’s better to give than to receive; and my experience is that when I give of myself the world feels friendlier....
The Happy Prince
My mother was the main influence in my life, at least for the time I lived at home, but I don’t think that she...
Imbalance: an Inner Disharmony
My work environments for several decades have been places where there were more women than men. Sometimes this has been remarkably one-sided. True, I’m...