Is This the One Thing We Need?
What’s Next? Can you predict what will happen this afternoon? Overall, maybe. What about next week? Less likely. Next year? Don’t even try. Uncertainty in 2021 looms large, especially coming…
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So, Are We Going to Talk About This?
+ "How to Fight Racism"
“Silence feels safer, but in the long run, I know that it is not. . . . As a society, we pay a price for our silence.” – Beverly Daniel…
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How Aware Do We Want to Be?
—Book Review of "Total Meditation"
Are We Awake? We’ve turned the page on 2020. But really? We know it’s only a calendar number. 2021 still looks very much like 2020. Surely almost every person on…
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Leave Room for Some Dignity
+ Quotes from "Always a Guest"
I understand why we like to watch these video clips. They make us feel good (if we’re on the giving side). They inspire us to go and do likewise. And…
">Read moreHow Much Do We Need to Know?
Do You Want to Know? If you could, would you want to know when you’ll die? With the surge of COVID-19, maybe you’ve already contemplated the possibility of your own…
Read moreHow Can We Stay Close If We Don’t Communicate?
Should We Always Avoid Confrontation? Are we retreating deeper into our separate corners instead of staying in common, open spaces? (But I’m not talking about social-distancing! Please social distance. I’m…
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