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A Wintry Poem
Ode to a Snow Shovel My kitchen drawer beds a dandy tool, Used January through December Yule. I mix a bowl of chocolate dream, It scrapes the sides and folds in the cream. When I need to stir, into the boiling sauce it will go, Or I stuff it in the freezer to wait with […]
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On Board the Compassion Train
The true measure of a person’s intellect is not reflected by how cleverly they can outsmart the next person, but by how acutely they are capable of perceiving his unseen genius. Karen Armstrong left the convent in the 1970’s because she could not pray, “which is rather a downer for a nun,” she says. After […]
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“Mother, May I?”
Have you given yourself permission to do what you love? I believe that every person has unique gifts to offer the world – their personality, their passions, and their perspective.The challenge is knowing yourself and discovering what you really want to do.For years I did not give myself permission to do things I love, because I always had […]
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The Value of Reading Biographies
This year I am planning to read more biographies/autobiographies. Reading about other people gives me a chance to see that a person doesn’t have to be perfect to do something good in the world. We are human and naturally flawed. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds, education, cultures, and economic situations; and yet, […]
