The rains came! Here in Thailand, from somewhere around mid-November until mid-April we don’t see any rain. And, in the midst of no rain the farmers begin to burn their old crops. The pollution gets pretty bad. Really bad, actually. As soon as April comes we start to check the…

My father would insist that significant events be acknowledged and commemorated. His tributes were often simple. If we were on a trip, he would find a cupcake and a candle and noisemakers and sometimes hats. Everyone nearby who could gather did, and faces shining and smiling, we would sing happy…

So what is your reaction to the spiritual practice of washing feet?  My friend Jan says she runs as fast as she can when she hears the term.  For myself, there have been very positive experiences and a couple not so great.  It actually can be an amazing and intimate…

Most mornings between 6:30 and 7 am I am reminded by the pawing and whining of the dog that it is time for the morning walk. For our dog Millie, a sweet eight-ish-year-old pup of indeterminate mix and origin (we tell people she is an American Black/Brown Dog) whom we…

“What is this world coming to?  Again.” The President announcing his latest strategy for solving an “asian problem,” social strife rushing across the nation, fear of family members, college students evacuated from their rapidly closed campuses to avoid further deaths, a governor insisting, “We are going to eradicate the problem….