Category Archives: Repost–Summer 2024

Reposted from April 17, 2024 The Hopi Indians of Arizona believe that our daily rituals and prayers literally keep this world spinning on its axis. For me, feeding the seagulls is one of those everyday prayers.                                                                                                  — Brenda Peterson Let … Continue reading →

Reposted from April 10, 2024 Struck. With news. Of terrible loss. How can this be? Pain, fear, doubt, guilt, shame. Deeply entwined in so many lives. I awoke thinking myself an individual being. Now drawn into a reality larger than … Continue reading →

Reposted from April 3, 2024 In the poem, “Hug O’ War” by  Shel Silverstein he writes,  I will not play at tug o’ war.I’d rather play at hug o’ war,Where everyone hugsInstead of tugs,Where everyone gigglesAnd rolls on the rug,Where … Continue reading →

Reposted from March 26, 2024 A few days ago, I was observing an online classroom. There were a couple of points where the professor was interacting with an individual student.  The student said something that I could tell the professor … Continue reading →

Reposted from March 20, 2024 Are you familiar with the Transformers? You know, those robots in disguise? Long before the Transformers movie franchise, there was a cartoon version that captured the imagination of my son when he was only five … Continue reading →

Reposted from March 11, 2024 When I was in high school I was not popular in any sense of the word. I didn’t have any friends. I was shy and quiet. I was also an introvert. All of which I … Continue reading →

Reposted from March 8, 2024 with addendum Transformation comes out of chaos.  Is this true? I’ve been thinking about it lately. I imagine two different scenarios which inform transformation, whether personally (e.g. health, financial, sense of purpose, search for meaning), … Continue reading →