I wrote this in the early morning hours of Christmas 2022. I hate to admit it, but I had quite a meltdown the night before and I had to remind my very own self what Christmas is about. Enjoy … I woke up thinking about the quote from the Chronicles of Narnia where Mr. Tumnus […]

I have been thinking a lot about time lately. How slow time can crawl in some circumstances---waiting in line, listening to a boring concert or speech, holding one's breath awaiting a test result. How quickly time can fly in other circumstances---coffee with a great friend, looking at your adult kids' faces and wondering how they […]

"You used to be much more… muchier. You've lost your muchness." So said The Mad Hatter to Alice in the great novel, Alice in Wonderland. I feel that quote all the way down to the marrow of my bones! I used to be much more ... muchier! I fell off the radar for weeks (months?), […]

For mid-July, it was a cold morning. Gray clouds hovered over the pool and the summer breeze was brisk and chilly. And yet we gathered to swim. All shapes and sizes, ages and demographics. Some obviously athletic, others barely able to walk up the sidewalk to join the line. We were the faithful -- some […]

I do not have to convince any of you that the world feels clamped down and serious right now. We are watching norms being overturned as if they do not matter, people arrested off the streets without warning or due process, retributive policies enacted with a grin and a giggle. Things feel dark and ominous. […]

I sense a shift from many of us in what we are watching, listening to, and reading in an effort to protect our nervous systems from the constant barrage of jarring news, ugly sound bytes and voices of hate. That same shift is happening here. I have to altered my podcast listening away from anything […]