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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Harbor: Welcome Home!
Welcome Home! I love to travel, and I love to come home. When I leave my house for an extended time, I actually say out loud, “Bye house!” And when I return, I say, “Welcome home!” How often have you … Continue reading
Harbor: Rest and Reflect
“What? No Words today?” peeped the Wren. That’s right. On Saturdays, we take a writing break, but we hope that you will look back through this week’s reflections or the month of November and find one that you have not … Continue reading
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Harbor: In Lak’ech
In Lak’ech Tú eres mi otro yo. You are my other me. Si te hago daño a ti, If I do harm to you, Me hago daño a mi mismo. I do harm to myself. Si te amo y respeto, … Continue reading
How Long No Harbor?
Recent events at The University of Missouri centered on student protests that have led to the resignation of the two top executive officers over their unwillingness to deal effectively with events on campus of a decidedly racist nature. Thirty of … Continue reading
Harbor: In Chaos–Order
In chaos, I will find the thread that leads to order. For 39 years I let others determine what I wore, what I did, what I believed. Now I know I choose my own path daily and work to remember … Continue reading
Creating Harbor
I wrote to a teacher friend recently: “the real “trick” in teaching is that all the teachers who show up to teach are themselves people dealing with the broken pieces of their own humanity. Into their rooms and lives each … Continue reading
Harbor: Spirituality
My spirituality is my safe harbor. It is the one thing I have carried with me my whole life. I grew up in a Pentecostal church in New York. My parents were fundamentalist Christians. I did not know it at … Continue reading