What will it take? — I’ve never understood violence of any kind, especially gun violence. I grew up in a hunting community where guns were prevalent. Many people drove around our small town with a rifle or shotgun in a rack behind the seat of their pickups during the various hunting seasons. My dad owned…

From swamp algae to me I sometimes look at myself and think about life in general. How is it that this mass of protoplasm can move and think and feel? How can it be unique among the 7.8 billion people who inhabit this planet? Though different in many respects, we…

It’s how we learn. — My friend and fellow writer Jill Ebstein has begun a series about a fictional character named Joey. Joey is a fourteen-year-old boy whom teachers have labeled as an autodidact. In other words, he’s a self-taught person. Meet Joey A 14-year-old boy with immense curiositymedium.com I can relate to Joey. In junior high, which in my school included only…

Perhaps these suggestions will help. — Do you find yourself feeling burned out and depressed, tired, battered by all the bad news — war in Ukraine, the pandemic, mass shootings? If so, let me suggest some things that have worked for me. Annual Retreat This morning I read a devotion from my favorite retreat destination — the Spirit…

It’s a matter of timing — I was reading a recent post by my friend Michele Thill when I noticed her logo included the words “Shift Happens.” It reminded me of a movie that Dr. Wayne Dyer produced titled “The Shift.” In it, we meet a hard-driving producer trying to make a documentary about Dr. Dyer…

A response to a prompt — “Today is a day to reflect and thank our home for everything it provides for us.” ~ Trista Ainsworth Thanks, Trista Signe Ainsworth, for this prompt to write about our homes and what they mean to us. Actually, I thank God for my home and all that it means to…

Is definitely a many-splendored thing. — Today, as I write this, it is Valentine’s Day. It is the day that the Catholic Church celebrates the death of Valentine of Terin (Feb 14, 269 AD). The celebration coincided with the feast of Lupercalia (Feb 13 to 15), a Roman festival dedicated to fertility. The story behind St…

That is the question — I’m sure that question has occurred to you often in your writing on Medium. I’ve gone both ways on this. A year ago, when I was relatively new to Medium, I tagged a lot. I figured it was the only way to get my work noticed. …

The Andromeda Galaxy — Today I want to say thank you to the universe — the physical universe — the one we can see. Yesterday I bought a tear-off Astronomy calendar to remind me to do just that — say thank you for all that is out there. When I tore off the last…