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Monthly Archives: September 2025
Belonging
When thinking or talking about belonging we often think of it in terms of our relationshipswith other humans. This is reasonable, since we ourselves are humans and our interactions or lack thereof with others of our species make up an … Continue reading
Belonging To A Minute In Time
It’s easy (for me) these days to go about collecting bad news. Bad news has many categories in my mind. There is the kind that shows up on NPR as I make coffee. There’s the kind that comes from hearing … Continue reading
What Belongs?
I’ve been looking around my home and thinking, maybe less would be more. This is a radical concept for me. Raised by a mother who collected antiques, I grew up in a home that resembled a page out of Country … Continue reading
Meet Me At the Corner
I think everyone knows by now that I love the poetry of Shel Silverstein and used his work often with my students while I was still teaching fulltime. This poem talks about imagination and childhood innocence. But for me the … Continue reading
Coming and Going Along the Path of Change
Coming and goingMy life is changeThe religion of my childhoodRearranged Coming and goingMy belief not clearMy questions need answersWhispers sound near Coming and goingWhere is my songWhere do I fitWill I ever belong Coming and goingI hear all the voicesReligions … Continue reading
Where Do I Belong?
As I was growing up, I did not feel a sense of belonging anywhere. I was bullied at school for my sometimes odd and disruptive behavior. I was purposefully seeking the attention Icraved but did not always get at home. … Continue reading
Who Doesn’t Belong?
A social media post from a talking head recently got me thinking: Who doesn’t belong? The post mentioned a trip to New York City and said, among other things, “So many people in the city who don’t belong.” What a … Continue reading