MERCY BUCKETS
I’ve been vibing with the Prayer of St. Francis these past couple of weeks. I don’t like feeling knocked-down and kicked-about by circumstance, so rarely do I linger there long. I am trying to direct my emotional energy, as much…
IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
I’m preparing to audition next month for Musical Theatre Southwest’s production of Man of La Mancha. It seems an especially timely show for the first quarter of the new year, offering a message of persistent hope through the most trying…
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Dr. King noted, “We are made by history.” Who we are is a product of everyone and everything that has come before. The genetic material in our cells is the unimaginably complex consummation of a trillion trillion connections. Contemporary society,…
DROP-DREAD GORGEOUS
There are different kinds of scary. Halloween scary is fun. It can be spooky, sexy, and sweet all at the same time. Halloween scary is weirdly life-affirming, even as it evokes death and darkness. It’s an invitation for us to…
FLOCK IF I KNOW
It’s been quite a week. We expected it to be emotional, everyone gathering from around the country to honor the life of our friend, Beth, who left unexpectedly and too soon, two weeks ago. We knew we’d be dealing with…
ON THE OTHER HAND
Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself,(I am large, I contain multitudes.) - Walt Whitman, Song of Myself I do like it when things appear fairly straight-forward. Knowing who I am, where I stand, solid in my position…
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
“One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.” - G.K. Chesterton Oh, it’s delicious to reach a high point. Everybody loves a mountaintop experience. Up there full of satisfaction. Completing the climb, maybe the accomplishment…
WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
A few months ago Travis and I binge-watched several seasons of Cheers, the 1980s NBC sitcom. It’s a great ensemble and the show is still really funny 40 years later. One of the side effects of watching it, however, was…