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The Second to Last Day of the Year
"For when we begin looking-- and I mean really looking, with an attention cleared of formulations and preconceptions-- we begin to see combinations and possibilities, order and beauty, anywhere." John Haines Dec. 30, Saturday morning,9:45 am on the Chilkat. Low tide....
Sunday’s Thought
"I arise this day Blessed by all things, Wings of breath, Delight of eyes, Wonder of whisper,Intimacy of touch, Eternity of soul, Urgency of thought, Miracle of health, Embrace of God. May I live this day Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness,...
The Heart of a Common Good
Our church gave out a list of morning prayers for each day of the final 30 days leading up to the national election. It’s not political, rather designed to help us “ask God for courage and wisdom, and thanking God for love and joy.” It’s more than a little ironic that...
Monday Morning News
First, some news. If you haven’t heard, there will be a special Haines Borough Assembly meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) in assembly chambers at 3pm to consider this resolution asking for a community wide vote on the chosen harbor expansion plan. Please come if you are...
Sunday’s Thought
A healthy society is one "in which people who orient around religion differently can disagree on some fundamental things and work together on other fundamental things...how do you have a society in which people who disagree on where to draw the line in the Middle East...
Anger is Poison, Revisited
I have been thinking about this line I shared with you from Garrison Keillor a few months back-- and how it resonates so well with both local and national politics right now: "Anger is poison. Meet hostility with courtesy. Don't spit into the wind. We've got to live...
Compassion and Song
This morning I had a note from a reader who recalled a poem I'd shared a while ago about kindness and empathy, that she knew ended with the word "bone", and how she needed to hear it again, but couldn't find it, and did I know what it was? Yes. It is Miller...