The Call of the Trail: An Ode to Walking
When my mind is in tangles, I walk. Sometimes it seems that there can’t possibly be enough miles in front of me to sort through the…
Read articleIn Charlie’s Space and Time
“Healthy people base their lives on healing, authentic stories. Empowerment comes through the process of telling those stories.” — Theologian Matthew Fox * The keepers and tellers…
Read articleWelcome Home, Cowboy Bob
When I was four years old, I asked everyone to call me “Cowboy Bob.” I can hear myself pausing indignantly and growling, “Don’t call me Lucy.…
Read articleIn Search of My Grandfather’s Laugh
I am a pack-rat of the highest order. I save everything. Well, not everything. I save memories. Photographs, letters, old cassette tapes with recordings of friends…
Read articleThreads ~ We are all connected, We all have a story
Have you ever noticed how your mood is lifted when you spontaneously catch the eye of a stranger and share a smile in passing? So often,…
Read articleA Reminiscence of Wangari Maathai
Environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is being eulogized by presidents and prime ministers. She died in Nairobi on Sunday at the age of…
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