Do I have to be? Better than you? Stronger than you? Smarter than you? More admired than you? Liked by more people than you? Do I have to be better than you for me to be me? If I am not better does that mean I am less? I wonder… Is it … [Read more]
I Am Not a Racist, but…
The latest headlines continue to be about Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam, whose black face picture in a yearbook and efforts to explain it has erupted in a political firestorm. Then there is Mark Herring, Virginia’s Attorney General who did … [Read more]
Really?
What was it she said? Miracles occur in the doing of the ordinary. What you do every day. Really? No Abracadabra? No magic wand? No special hand motions. No hocus pocus. Just doing what I do? Just doing what you do? Miracles happen In … [Read more]
Grey Clouds
So what about today? The day I have The moment I have Right now But never again? I pace. Impatient with the chill in the air And the low hanging clouds. Closing me in. Weighing me down. Wrapping landscape And life In their greyness. I … [Read more]
The Time You Don’t Have
Most mornings, while I am eating breakfast, I listen to NPR’s Up First podcast. Like they say: The news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas - from politics to pop culture - in ten minutes. The timing for me is just … [Read more]
Speaking Up
You have probably already seen or heard the headlines. A group of teenage boys taunted an older man at an event in Washington, DC. Yes, the man who was taunted is Native American. Yes, he is a Vietnam War veteran. On one hand that matters. On … [Read more]
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