I remember a particular walk with my mother. In the middle of what I thought was a rather pleasant conversation, she abruptly stopped, looked at me and said, “You know, the problem with you is that you think everything can be solved by love.” I was in my 20’s then, young and arrogant by my older …
I admit it; I am an avid follower of any epic battle between good and evil. So, the other night found me on the couch watching an episode of Merlin on Netflix. In the episode I was watching, King Uther (not a real nice guy) was described as someone whose “hatred of magic had driven all the …
I was in the laundromat the other day washing a bedspread. The place was quiet. As my eyes scanned the remodeling project in process, a sticker on the coin machine caught my eye. On the sticker was a cartoonish character with a big grin and the words, “I live in my own little world, but it’s okay…they know …
It’s been a long time since I posted; where have I been? The crux of my absence revolves around a bad fall I had while hiking. Just like that the life I was living came to a halt. Was life trying to tell me something? Or had I just been careless? Either way, the result was the same. A …
Just like that, the ground has shifted under our feet. Things are “falling apart.” It is easy to seek people to blame. It is easy to seek a narrative that makes sense of it all. Yet the unraveling is just beginning; it is too soon to ask questions whose answers are yet to be revealed and understood. We do …
I love to watch movies with superheroes and heroines. No matter how desperate things get, nothing is required of me. Someone with super powers will come along and save me, along with the rest of the planet. Unlike superheroes who do the work for us, the wise teachers of the past and present don’t “save” …
My father died 2 weeks ago. He not only had his will, his wishes, and his belongings in order, he also had his heart and soul in order. He was ready to accept what life brought and to accept death when it came. He was ready to take his last breath with a prayer of …
I have noticed lately how often people use the word busy or talk about how much they have to do. Busy has almost replaced the word “fine”, when responding to the question, “How are you?” Even my 3-yr-old granddaughter felt compelled to tell me how busy she was, although I wonder if she knows what the …
