I’m in silence this week on retreat, sitting by the lakeshore. A prayer I loved as a child at our synagogue is in my heart: “Grant us peace, Thy most precious gift.” What does peace mean, and what can each of us do, and be, to enhance it?
#7 blog Oct. | Reflections Read More »
Emerald Isle 2016 – photo taken by someone at the retreat I
#1 blog Oct. | “Fear may be contagious; courage is as well.” Jack Smith Read More »
A reflection on entropy, chaos, and change — how disorder always gives way to new order, and what it means to co-create the world we long for.
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Sixty-one years together, and still learning what it means to hold on loosely. This week: a hard conversation about Hal’s care, an old teaching about tasting both the sweet and the bitter, and a new dog and cat slowly finding their way toward each other.
August blog #8 | Two dogs, one cat, no separation Read More »
A new rescue collie named Willow is teaching fresh lessons about fear, trust, and release — paired with a 30-year-old journal reflection on anger, equanimity, and the nature of God.
August blog #7 | Lessons on fear and release from Willow the collie Read More »