Christmas 2018 Come, Come, Whoever You Are wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair.Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand timesCome, yet again, come, come. ~ Jalaluddin Rumi Dear friends, near…
This book recommendation came to me from my friends at Flamig Farm. I send it on to you with a holiday prayer that this New Year will be filled with the joy and rewards of good stewardship of our bodies and our planet home. Be well! Jeanne Dirt (and us) to the Rescue! We can do…
Last night was Maundy Thursday. In the Christian Tradition, of which I am a part, it is the night when we celebrate Jesus’ last night with his disciples before his arrest and crucifixion on Good Friday, looking forward to Easter. It is the night Jesus shared bread and wine with his followers to deepen their…
2016 Holiday Season “Not being too certain that ‘never again’ can truly be achieved, I still believe that we must continue to educate the next generations about the dangers of wrongly understood nationalism.”Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, professor and Nobel Laureate. Died in July at the age of 87 How am I going to manage in…
It can take a long time for some emotional wounds to form. It can also be surprisingly hard to know for sure when a wound is healing, especially at the beginning. Let’s think for a moment how these many wounds happen. Frequently they’re cumulative. A number of similar experiences or habits repeating over and over. …
“If you don’t know what to do, do nothing . . . except listen.” Maya Angelou What a year it has been. Violence, turmoil and chaos. So many reasons to be afraid, to hide, to despair. As I write this, 14 more people have died, this time, in San Bernadino. Guns blaze and people hurry…