That Giant Flushing Sound

That Giant Flushing Sound

It’s December, and you’re being pulled into the vortex of time. The maelstrom is all around you! Can you feel it? After Halloween, the year just seems to accelerate. After Thanksgiving, the days move forward at warp speed. The commitments and the demands and the...
Long Days, Short Years

Long Days, Short Years

When babies are little, veteran parents feel compelled to say to the new parents “the days are long, but the years are short.” They advise you to savor every moment while your kids are little.  As a new parent, I nodded and agreed and felt like there was no truer...

Gesundheit

‘God bless you’ isn’t reserved for those of us who are pious or even at all religious.  It’s a social convention that we all adhere to unless you’re Jerry Seinfeld and want to say “you’re so good looking” when someone sneezes in your vicinity… When my grandmother...
Being In A World Of Doing

Being In A World Of Doing

In our fast-paced, achievement-oriented culture, where being busy is often seen as a badge of honor, it’s easy to reach the end of each day with a critical eye, tallying up our accomplishments. We frequently find ourselves asking, “Did I do enough...
The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier

I’ve been puttering in my garden. I love my garden. But I find puttering to be a challenge. You see, I’m a big believer in action: Doing, achieving, accomplishing; moving like a shark lest I perish from inertia. Steeped, as I am, in the cultural paradigm...