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Dialog is possible

An American strawberry patch

Musings on a Monday morning

Saturday musings

Saturday, April 11, 2020

It is finally Saturday and I am not in the office for the first time this week. Even as my grief and weariness envelopes me, I breathe …

I had thought to change the color of the ribbon on the Christmas wreath. I guess it's time to take it down.

A changing landscape

Monday, April 6, 2020

Publisher's Log: April 6, 2020 We are entering Week Four where most of the staff are working from home. Production manager, Amanda, …

The River Reporter's backyard: Little Lake Erie. The red building on the right is the old ice house that stored blocks of ice for the refrigerator cars from the Erie Railroad.

Spring forth

Monday, March 30, 2020

As we begin Week Three of publishing the paper with most of the staff working remotely, I am comforted by the gentle spring rain and …

Corner of Erie Ave and Main Street in Narrowsburg.

No usuals, only constants

Monday, March 23, 2020

We begin Week Two of working remotely. We are refining our systems to be better organized and efficient. I am here at the office, …

The office is eerily quiet, for a Monday morning.

Unprecedented

Monday, March 16, 2020

Publishers Log: March 16, 2020 You can generally tell what day it is by who is in the office and what tasks we are doing. On …

SEPTEMBER ASTROLOGY

Each astrological sign has a ruling planet, but the planet ruling the Ascending or Rising sign is the most important by sign, house and aspect. It’s something you’re automatically seeking …

The Art of Being

Empathy

In relationships, what people want more than anything is to feel understood. Being right is not terribly satisfying unless power is your thing. If you really crave connection, then …

WAVELENGTHS — A blog

Value added vaccines for all

For so many people, rolling up their sleeves to receive a greatly awaited stab at the COVID-19 was a no-brainer.

Ego

Ego refers to our identity. We carve out a slice of our personality and call it “my ego.” We blame bad behavior on the ego.

Anger

Anger releases the energy of repulsion. In contrast, love releases the energy of attraction. I ask myself, “How do I want to engage the universe?”

Value-added vaccines for all

For so many people, rolling up their sleeves to receive a greatly awaited stab at the Coronavirus was a no-brainer.

Three memorable visitors

The Bible at the beginning of Genesis 18 records a scene of Abraham the Patriarch sitting at the opening of his tent just after having undergone his late-in-life ritual circumcision.

Ego

Ego refers to our identity. We carve out a slice of our personality and call it “my ego.” We blame bad behavior on the ego: “My ego dominated the discussion.” “My weak …

A coping plan for COVID and its aftermath

Much ink has been spilled on efforts to address the emotional and functional challenges of living through COVID and its now perceived aftermath.

'Menschlachkeit' on Main Street

The word "mensch," in the Yiddish language, means a good and giving person. And "menschlachkeit" is the expanded term that denotes this total behavioral approach that is concerned with doing the right thing for humankind and community.

When less is more

I recently saw a New York City Health Department television ad encouraging people to trust and take the COVID vaccine. It presents a series of questions and answers. In a slide …

Pet lovers, written in the stars

Are you a pet lover, and is it in your chart? Astrologically, the sixth house (H6) is related to pets. Anyone who’s a pet lover usually has many planets there, and they simply love their …