Front Patio of Our Desert Home In the northern hemisphere, fall is in the air. Our days are getting shorter. Low, slanting rays of sunlight are replacing the full-on beams of high summer. The lengthened shadows foretell the steady progression toward the darkness of winter. In nature, fall is a…
Us Being Focused In my last blog, I shared a true story about my parents’ extraordinary selfless service to leprosy patients in Paraguay, South America as an illustration of the Metta Center’s definition of true generosity: “True generosity … the act of recognizing the…
Clara and John Schmidt in 1952 What follows is a true story about extraordinary selfless service to lepers in Paraguay, South America. I believe it illustrate this lovely reflection on generosity from the Metta Center: “True generosity is often described as the act of recognizing…
Boogie with his New Soccer Shorts My ten-year-old grandson Elian loves stuffed animals. According to him, “in the stuffed animal kingdom, they’re for real.” He recently gave a pair of his favorite soccer shorts to Boogie, my husband’s 35-year-old stuffed bear….
A Random Act of Generosity Our guest on this week’s podcast was Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, and author of Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life. One of the virtues Jonathan…
Louis and I Before Social Distancing This week’s blogs have been about discovering our truest selves. That’s damn hard work for any of us. But it seems to me that it’s especially challenging for youngsters trying to figure it…