Monthly Archives: March 2021

In this lovely contemplative place some 60 miles north of Motown, I am finding nourishment in an A+ fitness center,  consistent attention to metrics like blood sugar and a mix of prescription meds,  early morning prayer attention to my newest-bound … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 23 “People are singing to each other across the empty squares, keeping their windows open so that those who are alone . . . ” When I moved to the Colombiere rehab Center in  February, all 60+ of us … Continue reading →

Dom Helder Camera’s voice and eyes “a good traveler cares for weary companions” “… but we know the journey is human life and life needs company. Companion is the one who eats the same bread.” Posted on March 20, 2020, 1st … Continue reading →

Friday, March 12, 2020  Anxieties, anxieties, anxieties  —>  a fair sample of COVID-19 denials;  sometimes pretty noisy denials.  They remind me of a joke my dad used to tell from his early days growing up in a Kansas farm town. … Continue reading →

“I too saw only the obstacles” Today’s post took shape last evening while talking with a soul friend who is spending this week at home, in stillness, tasting her life in its present moment.  Something in our conversation reminded me of … Continue reading →

Friday, March 5   “Then you relax your hand, and all the skin relaxes, letting go the taut shine of youth . . .” March 5 — this early day of March which, the saying goes, “comes in like a lion … Continue reading →

Monday,  March 1 I began learning to teach as a 24-year-old kid at Holy Rosary Mission on Pine Ridge in South Dakota.  My life daunted me pretty much every day – so much I didn’t know about teaching, or about Lakota … Continue reading →