She had struggled, but in the end it was to no avail. Was she disinterested? No, although her lethargy said otherwise. Did she have any potential? Of course, although you couldn’t have guessed by the way she acted in class.. Did she make an effort? Yes, herulcean, but not in the way you would ordinarily think. Was [...]
Couldn’t sleep. Went out early, real early, about 4:30. As I walked the dark, pre-dawn streets this morning, I realized that stillness and quiet are important to me. Quiet and stillness, for me, don’t mean no sound. A bird’s distant chirp or the running water in the koi pond, even the rhythmic thuds of my [...]
Do you know which day is a good day? Having survived cancer and a massive brain hemorrhage, my answer is simple: every day. Anyone of us can make sure it is; we do have the feeling and noticing power to do that; and, it is such a waste if we don’t make it matter. For [...]
Cramped somewhere over North or South Carolina in a metal cigar tube they call a regional jet. Coming back from an “interesting” Lilly-South conference. I say “interesting” because I had arrived in Greensboro, NC, last Thursday feeling out of sync. I’m not sure I know why. Maybe it was all the stuff I had to [...]
Yesterday, I was in a curious mood, starting to dive deep into me, as I slowly sipped a latte at the University Union yesterday. A colleague sat down with me. “You look like you’re way off somewhere,” she observed and kind of jogged me. “Just getting on my spiritual ‘game face,” I soberly replied. She had a [...]
