Yesterday morning, Ed and I rose early to go grocery shopping, for the first time taking advantage of the one early-morning hour our neighborhood grocery store has set aside for seniors to shop before the store opens for the general public. I left the…
On our walk through our neighborhood today, Ed and I were struck by the brilliance of the blooms all around us. Spring has sprung in Oregon! But the next moment was sobering. What are all…
I just finished interviewing ten extraordinary people for the upcoming season of my podcast Becoming Who You Truly Are. The theme of the season is Forgiveness and Reconciliation. We talked about things that matter, like forgiveness and reconciliation in the face of racism, rape, war…
In Our Back Yard Yesterday “But that shadow has been serving you! What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest. You must have shadow and light source both.” –Rumi
When I launched my new podcast in January, I wrote that although I’ve been given a voice, too often I’ve failed to raise it to speak up for what I deeply believe: · I believe we all have the capacity to…
Life, as we knew it just weeks ago, is collapsing all around us. Events are being canceled and postponed around the globe to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 5,000 people and infected more than 144,000 as of…