An early morning walk, on a path, through the trees, along a river, winding this way and that, soft steps in sandy soil underfoot, a few yellow leaves starting to fall from the cottonwood trees. Aware of a slight, cool breeze from the south until turning north, occasional warm sun coming through the treetops. Two
Almost exactly a year ago this day, I posted this for Thanksgiving and re-reading it, thought it worth repeating. We have all had quite a year for many different reasons, Covid being among the top several. I will forego listing the others. Each of you has your own list. This Thanksgiving week is a very
When you look at where you are, who you are and how you got here, it is unlikely the same kind of thinking and acting will get you to where you want to be. Marshall Goldsmith summed it up in his book, “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.” (Hachette Books, 2007) Making plans
In a recent email, Rashmir Balasubramaniam (https://rashmir.net) wrote the following: “I’ve been profoundly aware of the joy of being in purposeful, creative flow and also the conjunction of deep peace and playfulness that wise beings seem to embody (the Dalai Lama for example). I see it also in my wisest self when it all too
Waking up this morning to yesterday’s election results shows what we all know, that this is a country that continues to be polarized, divided and fractured. Put in context, this is a reinforcement to what happened in 2016 and thereafter for the past five years and honestly, much longer than that. The political divisions are
We live in the interstices. One thing ends, another begins. A season ends and a season begins. A day ends and a new day begins. A job ends and a better job begins. A relationship ends, another begins. A life ends, other lives begin. We mark time by endings and beginnings – birthdays, anniversaries, graduations,
