Sending and Taking
Thanksgiving is here again, the traditional US holiday when families gather to celebrate togetherness and aspire to feel grateful for their blessings. Of course, this year is different. Due to…
Thanksgiving is here again, the traditional US holiday when families gather to celebrate togetherness and aspire to feel grateful for their blessings. Of course, this year is different. Due to…
Bob Dylan wrote the song “The Times They Are A-Changin” in fall of 1963, a pivotal time in US history. Martin Luther King had just delivered his “I Have a…
Dear Friends, In this strange and trying period, each of us is dealing with our own situation, our own set of circumstances, and our own specific challenges. There are no…
During this time of great change, patterns have been broken and it's up to us to create new ones. The truth is, we can’t do all of the things we…
In this period, it’s difficult to make any plans for the future, or even to know what “future” means anymore. Everything has been upended. Plans we made have changed or…
Sometimes things seem to stay the same for a long time, and then there comes a sudden change. However, nothing really stays the same from day to day, and in…
There’s a song called Celluloid Heroes by the Kinks, one of the most influential rock groups of the 1960s and early 70s. They wrote so many great songs. But this one…
September is around the corner, and many of us consider it the beginning of a new phase. This is when school starts again, the weather changes--at least where I live--…
Sometimes we want to accomplish things but can't see beyond self-imposed limitations. "Only this or that is possible, nothing more," you may think. But there are ways to see more…
Spring has just arrived. And no matter what is going on in your life, you can’t help but be affected by this change in the season. We are a part…