Judgment

What do we really know about people? What lurks behind our public persona? With social media, many people’s lives seem like open books. What you see is what you get. We know about people’s opinions (see Indexcardcure.com) and places they’ve visited. But are we really forthcoming, when much of the content is self-generated and curated to…

Full moon croning

Now in its sixth year of meeting, my spirituality group tries to retreat annually for renewal and replenishment . This past weekend in the Northern Neck area along the Potomac, 13 members managed to attend portions of the four day event. With a theme of “food for the journey”, the weekend was a feast for body, mind and spirit. The idea germinated when Ginny proposed…

Stairwell Stories

A few blogs back I promised I would be taking the stairs instead of the elevator. I would like to say that this has caused dramatic changes in my life. But it hasn’t. Or that the stair climbing has brought me greater wisdom; but the only thing that has become very clear to me is…

Good to the last drop

Water—too much or not enough leads to big problems. For such an essential in our lives, we tend not to pay much attention to water until it affects us directly and immediately. Flooding, mudslides or drought have a way of focusing your attention. In the midst of excess or scarcity, it becomes a matter of…