For a class I am taking, I was required to read Tim O’Brien’s piece about the Viet Nam war, “The Things They Carried.” My eyes kept skimming past and over the words. I didn’t want those images in my head. Couldn’t have them; I didn’t want more iterations of fear/anxiety inscribed in my space. Especially … Read More
I have always found solace in reading books; entering others’ journeys, mysteries, ideas and thoughts. Recently I have been reading: Infinite Awareness, The Awakening of a Scientific Mind – by Marjorie Hines Woollacott Membranes of Hope, A Guide to Attending to the Spiritual Boundaries that Keep Life Systems Healthy from the Personal to the Cosmic … Read More
This post was originally published on January 3, 2016, and updated on January 18, 2021. There is no such thing as perfection. Perfection, commonly understood, is an illusory state of being, a static state that is sought in so many realms by so many. The pursuit of perfection in our skills/talents/abilities and appearance; in our … Read More
This post was originally published on January 18, 2015, and updated on January 11, 2021. So how does one embody (a current buzzword) True Beauty? As I became more and more convinced of the all-pervasive importance of deep, True Beauty, I began thinking about this. One day I sat at my computer, and the answer(s) … Read More
A Child’s Prayer By Louise S. Jenkins Dear Lord of Love I feel you near And know that through the coming night You will guide my dreams and keep me safe To Wake up in the morning light I am just a little girl, dear Lord But I pray with each new day To make … Read More
This post was originally published on October 21, 2014, and updated on December 14, 2020. Once upon a time, somewhere in the winter of 1980, maybe, my business partner and I were driving north up a gray Interstate 89 on our return home from Montpelier, Vermont, from yet another all-important business meeting. A few years … Read More