The Caterpillar and the Phoenix
I live in a nest woven out of all the twigs and pieces of string–the maxims and identifications–that I have picked up over a...
Category: Companions in Time
How we Pick and Choose
Sometimes our options collapse into stark alternatives that few of us really want. In the present presidential campaign—with the election three weeks away—we can...
Reunions, Nests, and Flight Paths
Now and then I receive invitations for school reunions, but I’ve never felt tempted to catch up with people whom I didn’t know all...
Gratitude—if not now, when?
“If we are fortunate enough to be exposed to a variety of influences, we may realize that the reality we take for granted has...
The Hope of the World
The problem with ethical maxims is that we may or may not follow them. They are likely to operate on the level of good...
Coming Ashore
Was it a bad move to come ashore? Has humanity benefited from leaving home, and setting up shop on the shoreline? The daily news...
A Broken System
Why do two back-to-back political conventions leave us so exhausted, so doubtful that their gushing enthusiasms amounted to anything more than fantasy? How can...
Sunlight Therapy
At a time when sunlight is considered dangerous to humanity, we can remind ourselves that without the Sun there would be no life on...
My Favorite ‘Time Management’ Gurus
It’s been a busy week for me. Yesterday I facilitated the New Mexico Parkinson’s Coalition board meeting—my first as president—and between preparing and participating,...
A Lonely Dragon Sings
Driving in the car the other day, switching between radio stations, I stopped on one that was playing a cello concerto, and found myself...