The month got away from me and I forgot to check in. Recent weeks have given me many opportunities to think about friendship. I wonder how others define this relationship. For me friendships have been a spontaneous unfolding of care for another. I usually encounter peo...

While it is difficult to see this photo clearly because it is so small, if you look carefully you may noticed that people are standing on the shoulders of others. This ebony carving from east Africa displays a well known concept held by many Africans: No one gets to th...

 The delight of this past week was the arrival in my backyard of great blue herons. While I knew that they visited a spring-fed natural pond below the mesa where I live, in the 18 years I have lhad my koi and lily pond, I had never seen them here. This photo does not d...

I've been thinking about the story of Pandora's box and wondering what her reaction might have been as all of the world's problems poured out of it. Did she see the last item, Hope?

It seems as if a similar box is sitting on my lap with the lid removed and its contents...

Perhaps it is a function of getting older, but I'm beginning to see patterns in my life that I have not noticed before. I'm not sure whether life is a spiral or a circle as themes reappear with different presentations. If our purpose on earth is to enable our souls to...

 The ribbons represent a signal of celebration. This week, I received the great news that my book, Daphne and Thekla has been included among the finalists in the 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. While my book was not an award winner, that it is included with the finalists...

This was the view from my home outside of Taos, NM several weeks ago and very similar to the conditions Friday morning when I found 3 inches of snow outside. Quite an April Fool's prank by Mother Nature when the bulbs are in bloom. This view is so atypical for our sun...

Until recently, I didn't realize that there are nationally scheduled reading activities for every month of the year. Some months have quite a lot going on related to books and reading. This emphasizes for me the importance of being able to read. It is a daunting skil...