Shalom
Today I leave for a time of deep rest. My dog Sugar whispered to me that I would be ok, always a welcome whisper. She told me to remember to…
The Serpent’s Tail
Toward the end of the 16th century, a word was coined from the root word “wer” meaning to twist or bend from which the word “wreath” came. It was a…
mistakes
Sometimes things just do not turn out the way we had planned, or even dared to hope. The often-quoted phrase “Compare and despair.” is a valuable reminder to me that…
hooded
We all have our themes; things to which we go back over and over again as if those people around us haven’t heard the thousand times we have said that…
a simple season
(Please excuse the interruption in the Daily Sip. The Pledge Campaign required every moment of some exhausting days. Happy advent - Charles) I watch television with commercials the way a…
listen
"Sometimes it seems as if we do everything possible to avoid the painful confrontation with our basic human loneliness, and allow ourselves to be trapped by false gods promising…
peace
A blessing A nation at war with itself, peace to you. A people busy, tired and rich, deep peace to you. Couples whose work drives a wedge into their marriage,…
anger and fear
A spiritual guide sat with me yesterday and explained something which I had never previously understood. Indeed, at 53 very little seems like it could surprise me and yet this…