Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa – all are holidays celebrated with lights. There are many who have written about the lovely symbolism of points of light in the dark. But on this longest night of the year, I’m reflecting on the blessings of darkness. We speak of hibernating mammals as though they were species separate and… Read More »
Half-time
“In the game of life, there is nothing less important than the score at half-time.” I’ve not been able to find a source for this quote, but how wise it is. I no longer believe in coincidences and therefore, when this quote came into my awareness this past week, I greeted it like an old… Read More »
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Real Issue?
This week I attended a vigil for healthcare reform with a public option organized by MoveOn.org. Quietly but with urgency, a series of people financially broken by our current healthcare system reminded those assembled that we mustn’t miss our current historic opportunity to increase accessibility to healthcare resources. Accessibility is certainly a key issue: how… Read More »
It’s About Progress, Not Perfection
Are you disappointed in yourself for not making more progress on your New Year’s resolutions? Are you chastising yourself for carrying extra weight or falling off your exercise regimen? Are you frustrated because your to-do list is growing rather than getting shorter? Consider this… A monk was assigned to build a brick wall for… Read More »
What’s the Story?
At my doctor’s office this morning, I found this delectable quote from chef Dan Barber in the August ’09 Martha Stewart Living magazine: It’s what unfolds every morning at the farmers’ market – not just food grown in the right way and picked at the perfect time, but food with a story. Even in our… Read More »