I have often been told that misery loves company, and agony can be your best teacher. Not surprisingly, according to psychologist Noam Shpancer, the outcome of a tough dilemma is predicated on our … more

Someone recently told me, when complaining about the overreach of federal mandates, most specifically phasing out gas stoves in new construction among other ideas, that these types of changes ought … more

For a long time, I did not think of the Earth as an evolving living entity. It was constant. The weather was constant. As a kid, I spent a lot of time outside. I worked as a YMCA camp … more

There's a lot to love.  Ideas, concepts, pets, children, spouses, friends, the landscape, the river, a garden, a warm house, a neighbor, a mentor, a minister or priest, a co-worker, our … more

In the early days, we typed the copy for the newspaper on my Selectric typewriter that I received as a high school graduation gift. From there we pasted it with rubber cement onto large "flats," … more

Chosen before the November 5 election, I turned to the wisdom of Etty Hillesum. While her diaries were not widely distributed as Anne Frank, her writing spoke to her deepening wisdom as she … more