

Everything still counts
I was inspired to visit this concept – everything counts – after a really enjoyable birthday weekend with two of my sisters and one of my...


Perspective
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Maybe you've heard that question. Have you given it any thought? One? One thousand?...


You: common/uncommon; becoming/grace
One thing I read this weekend: Aaron Copland said, “At no point can you seize the musical experience and hold it. … a single musical...


Reflection
Another week of reflection. I've had many moments, days and weeks of reflection this summer. To reflect is -- to turn away, deflect to...


Walk a mile...and judge softly, lest you be judged
A revision of a post from last June: In 1895, a Michigan poet, preacher, suffragist, and temperance reformer named Mary T. Lathrap wrote...


Choose a gentler approach
Where do you get your news? If your news resource is internet-based, as opposed to radio, print or traditional television( and even...


Live with all your heart
I have just completed my annual week at camp. We did not have camp last summer, because 2020. That included all of us at camp -- kids,...


...and let kindness be your prayer
I heard a DJ on the radio say about her program, “This is who we are here. This is our message, our vibe, our reason for being, our...


Live lightly
Live lightly. By which I mean, listen more and talk less. Eat healthy foods and cut back on junk. Walk more, outside if you can. If you...


Cherish your moments -- IRL
Do you know my friend Maria Popova? If you like to think, to be inspired, to use your imagination, to learn about poets, authors,...
