The Parable of the Match

I could tell you – in painstaking detail, I could tell you – about the moment of ignition, the sounds and smells and burst of nothing into dancing flame as the match transformed from potential energy to kinetic. I could explain to you the way the match slid across the...

You can’t make soup without a dish rag

I was cooking. Actually, I was cleaning. Before one can cook, one must clean to make space. And it was all good until I thought about all the cleaning to come – the pots & pans & bowls & spoons & spatulas & whisks & knife & boards I would...

Bucking body positivity

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. – Carl Rogers While there was most certainly a time in my life before I felt body-consciousness – abundant stories and even a few photos testify to my joyful aversion to clothes...

The healing power of a harmless untruth

Live by the foma* that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy. *Harmless untruths ― Kurt Vonnegut Steve said, “I don’t know. I really don’t. All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and...

Idiots and maniacs are everywhere

“Have you ever noticed, when you’re driving, that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac?”       – George Carlin, philosopher (he was also very funny) A few weeks ago, I got a call from a loved one in the midst...

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