It doesn’t appear that my mom will make her 101st birthday on May 8th. She’s receiving hospice care in her home in Monmouth, Oregon, and I’m here with my older sister, Marcia. I came across an old black-and-white photo of the three of us from around 65 years ago, and I placed it alongside one …
I met a man this morning who had a deer-in-the-headlights gaze and stuttered to speak. He choked out an apocalyptic scenario of our country’s inevitable destruction at the hands of our political, racial, environmental, and medical crises. It was early. The man’s dire assessment set my stomach roiling and knees trembling. I had …
You are never far from peace, but you might not realize it. Your problems are so intense that they churn you up like these frothy waves off the coast of Rhode Island, where I live. Always remember that these threatening conditions only exist on the surface. In the depths of the ocean, peace is always …
