I reflect on the two cancers I had in my thirties as a tremendous gift. A gift for then and a gift for now because what I learned in the midst of cancer is still applicable to the coronavirus that faces us. I didn’t think too much about my cancer. At the time of my diagnosis and treatments, my six children were all under the age of 10. They needed my attention. And quite frankly…
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On Christmas leave in 1985. I headed home from my duty station in Newport, Rhode Island to my parent’s home in Annapolis, Maryland. While at home a Newport friend called and asked if I would be interested in going out with a friend of his who was stationed in DC. I don’t recall asking very many questions but I do remember my very sophisticated and warm reply, “Well, its a free country.” Gary called me…
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2 CommentsFinish 2019. With Christmas only a few days away some of you are focused on just getting to that day in one piece. Let me give you my best advice when on overwhelm. Step 1: Do less. Yes, you can. It isn’t too late to let go of what isn’t worth your frazzle. Step 2: Love the less you choose to do. Seriously. Read the above again. Out loud. Next don’t hurry into 2020 until…
3 CommentsOver the years, I am sure each of you reading have heard and sung this song. It’s a call to pay attention and participate. Do you see what I see? Do you hear what I hear? Do you know what I know? Notice that each character in the song having received another’s perspective, another’s noticing joins the chain of sharing their perspective with a new character in the song. The heavenly wind sharing with the…
Leave a CommentThe season of anti-waiting has begun: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and a countdown engendering panicked hurry. No need to wait in lines with the promise of one-day shopping on Amazon. I’m not writing as one immune to the rush or even to rail against online shopping. I was online conquering the list with the rest. This question though has a double meaning. The first read-through is a call not to wait. It’s a rebuke to…
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