Return to Your Senses
The poet Robert Frost often wrote about our earth’s seasons. His poem November, describes the quiet beauty of late fall. The poem also captures a mood set forth during the [...]
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09, 2020
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08, 2020
The Doctor Who Healed With Silence
Simon, the son of Rabban Gamliel, said:“ I was brought up all my life among the Sages, and I have found nothing as good for the body as silence, and [...]
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06, 2020
The Halloween Horror Campaign
(The book “Never Say Neigh,” narrated by my horse Noah Vail and ghost written by yours truly, whom he calls “Madam,” offers timeless humor, joy, and an equine slant on [...]
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06, 2020
Looking for Meaning
(I wrote this story twenty years ago. Two decades later we have entered a new season, a season in which we are again called to listen, learn and grow.) One [...]
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05, 2020
Finding a Source of Renewal and Hope
“I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightness. I do not judge the universe.” Dalai Lama Wish. Yearn. Long for. What does hope mean [...]
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04, 2020
Walking the Dog
It was mid-April when I realized I hardly knew one day from the next. Monday felt like Thursday, and weekends passed as quietly as faded memories. Interrupted routines, and stymied [...]
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04, 2020
A Reason to Hope
A friend called today to ask how I planned to occupy my time during the Covid-19 stay-at-home order. “Truthfully, I hoped to hunker down and complete a new book.” [...]
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11, 2018
Return to Your Senses
The poet Robert Frost often wrote about the seasons. In his poem “November,” he described the subtle beauty of late fall. The poem also captures the mood of a [...]
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06, 2018
For the Love of Children
Recently I was asked to write an article about how we can support friends and loved ones coping with grief due to the loss of a child. Today's headlines [...]
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04, 2018
Spring Ascending
One starless night in early spring my friend Emma and I drove off into the darkness to count migrating Sandhill Cranes We were taking part in an annual event sponsored [...]