Our values are shifting, individually and collectively.  We have an opportunity to consider what’s most important to us.  Maybe we’re…

My solitary rumination has led me into some surprising associations these days, letting my mind wander into old memories as…

I don’t need to tell you how weird life is right now.  Clearly, it’s a confusing and confounding mess.  “Clearly…

Wow, time is moving in some weird ways.  The activities in which we were all participating before social distancing seem…

Hello, Loved Ones - With heavy hearts, we are suspending all in-person gatherings, including Sunday services, at least until April…

On Monday I had to visit a couple of stores for food and supplies.  I was anxious before heading out…

I  keep seeing references to the Dunning-Kruger Effect, usually in articles about how we relate to facts and information in…

I just finished this lovely book by Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia,…

Several years ago I created a short quiz for a class I was teaching. I presented participants with lines of…

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-?? Usually, I’ve seen this quip attributed to Oscar Wilde.  But recently I read…

I’ve never totally bought into Valentine’s Day with its expensive date-nights and emphasis on amorous couplings.  There’s plenty to enjoy…

Last week I invoked the Zen parable that says, “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood…