Grieving Social Media

It is a beautiful day here. The cherry blossoms on the quad outside of the building where my office is are not quite at peak bloom, but almost there. People are taking photos under partly cloudy skies while they can, before a potential thunderstorm threatens the delicate blossoms. I took the picture above from a […]

Spring Thoughts

Today, on my walk to my daughter’s school and subsequent bus ride into campus, I was reminded how suddenly spring can appear. We noted the budding blossoms and daffodils on our way. The sky is blue. The sun is out. The mountain is out. Birds are chirping outside my open window as I write this […]

Precious

Time is so precious, my friends. Time with those we care deeply about, time taken grounded in our bodies and in the space we occupy, time in contribution. We only get one life and we really have no assurances about our tomorrows or those of the people around us. It is a particularly contentious time. […]

Be Gentle

There is an oft-cited quote about kindness or gentleness that reminds us that everyone is fighting a battle that we may not know anything about. This quote often comes to me on February 3. February 3, 1995, I lost my mother in a car accident. Losing my mother, in more ways that I can say, […]