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Why I Wake Early
“Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.”- Mary Oliver from her poem "Why I Wake Early." “Our fundamental connection to one another, the raft through the sorrow, the holding through the grief joy is, reminds us, again and again, that we belong not...
Sunday’s Thought
"You shall love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart."- W.H. Auden My favorite lessons are from Matthew's gospel. Blessed are the meek, blessed are the peacemakers, and let your shine in the darkness, pray in private, don't act all holy and good, and the big...
A Letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski
Dear Lisa, It was nice to see the 'Find the Good' headline in the Empire today, following your speech. It's a great way to walk in this world. I am asking you to lead the charge for sanity following the school murders in Florida by demanding universal background...
Learning to Surf
So , I went to Hawaii and learned to surf. Sort of. Not on a board in the ocean like my son the real surfer does, but in my head. I'm still a beginner, but it's a start at least. I decided not to work at all- that is write-- which some people don't think is work...
Time for a Vacation
I'm off to a warm beach. With my daughter and two grandchildren. (Someone has to babysit.) I will be back in about ten days with a full report and pictures.In the meantime, there is a lot to keep you glowing here in Haines. Well, sort of. "Frozen in Time" is the...
Sunday’s Thought
"Kindness toward others and radical kindness to ourselves buy us a shot at a warm and generous heart, which is the greatest prize of all. Do you want this, or do you want to be right?" - Anne Lamott
There’s A Lot Going On
Community doesn't happen by magic, or wishing it so, it takes people to set up the chairs at the meeting and put them away again, bake something for the auction or the potluck, to sing and dance and turn on the lights and show up on time, from yoga class to burger...