Have you ever noticed that sometimes the craziest things we do turn out to be the most sane? Acquiring an animal can be like that. I don’t think I’ve had a clean-floor day since my springer spaniel twins came bounding into my life four years ago. But for...
The signs of disembodiment are everywhere. A member of congress runs around like a chicken with its head cut off making cackling, nonsensical, and often cruel comments that I would not normally associate with a human being. A high-tech billionaire acts suspiciously...
I’m feeling foggy and overwhelmed again. Dang. After two-plus years of Covid-brain, I thought the fog had lifted. But another fog has descended, reflecting a global tragedy that appears at least as serious. The fog of war. The term “fog of war” came...
Humans are born reactors. Living in a world of saber-toothed tigers, we learned to know danger when we sensed the animal was near. Without having to think much, our brain threw us into the modes of fight, flight, and freeze. Our ability to sense danger and immediately...
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”Thich Nhat Hahn His body is gone, the great, gentle, Vietnamese Buddhist priest, Thich Nhat Hanh, who...
By some reports, we may be in for another two years of the pandemic. I recently heard it referred to as an era, not an event. With continuing day-by-day uncertainties, it may be hard to imagine that this, too, will pass.Someday the pandemic will have run its course,...
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