by Henry David Thoreau Autumn 2020 Consider your place in the world, your relationship with nature, and how to live more consciously. You probably read excerpts in high school. Has anyone ever invited you to read it all, like now? Let’s read this familiar and powerful...
A few years ago a friend asked me a Rabbit Hole Question, What do you believe in? I hesitated. Because saying, offering, committing to a belief is a big deal. It may attach me to something. It may define or limit me. What if something in me changes tonight to alter...
Consider the Returns you’ve made in life. Coming back home after the first year of college. Going back to that favorite vacation spot. Seeing an old friend again. Going on military leave. Walking over the home threshold after a long absence. Going back to school after...
I recently learned about an interesting outcome from Hurricane Katrina. Remember, folks lost their jobs and got displaced in many ways. They discovered this side effect of a disaster: we will probably accomplish less than we imagined. Sound familiar? Good to know it’s...
Let’s bring some light to this theme of Return. Of course we aren’t ready, and we may get sent to our bedrooms or corners again. First, let’s identify what we’re keeping. Share with others and brainstorm. Send me your list and I’ll share our collective wisdom in a...
Not only are we uncertain about What’s Next, we’re in a weird stew of suspicion. I stood in the grocery two carts away from TB who chatted away through her mask. One of our CUB neighbors using the business internet to school her son was accused of being open, complete...
