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...
Category: Companions in Time
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...
Empathy Flows up Stream
Most of us feel we should be generous towards others less fortunate than us. But lacking spontaneous empathy with others, we can feel reluctant,...
Earthquakes, landslides, floods
Almost everyone agrees that our planet is showing signs of breakdown. In the spirit of that awareness, I clicked on a friend’s Facebook link:...
At Badger’s House.
Ralph Waldo Emerson made the observation, in his essay, “Prudence”, that if you don’t repair your roof on a sunny day, you’ll be running...
Meaning Sits at the Back of the Bus
“Knowledge is understood to apply only in the objective realm; in the subjective realm of desires and feelings, knowledge has no role to play....
“Good Greens” in the “Field of Space”
While pondering how everything arises “together” in space, I was reminded of a poem I wrote while I was still living in Canada, which...
“Avatar” versus “Star Wars”
As I look forward to watching the new Star Wars film, “The Force Awakens”, which is steadily breaking records set by James Cameron’s “Avatar”,...
Opportunities and Obligations.
It occurred to me this week that the distinction between “opportunity” and “obligation” is largely one of perspective. I awake each morning, and sometimes...