A Medical and Spiritual Journey, Part One: The Verdict

A Medical and Spiritual Journey, Part One: The Verdict

Distinctly odd. So many ways to view memories. And myriad ways for a writer to use the material of her life. At the time…

What Can One Person Do? Reflecting on Katherine Stewart's Money Lies and God

What Can One Person Do? Reflecting on Katherine Stewart’s Money Lies and God

I sit with Katherine Stewart’s quite readable Money, Lies, and God: INSIDE THE MOVEMENT TO DESTROY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY and I don’t know what to…

Stillness Knows: Meditation, Faith, and Trusting What You Already Know

Stillness Knows: Meditation, Faith, and Trusting What You Already Know

In these difficult times, here’s another way to look at things: People ask, “In meditation necessary?” If you want to explore the innermost parts…

Not All Peaches and Cream: A Dark Side

Not All Peaches and Cream: A Dark Side

All spirituality is not equal is a lesson I learn from studying my own Quaker history, that of its founder George Fox and also…

Hawaii's Moral Crossroads: When Jobs Come at the Cost of Peace

Hawaii’s Moral Crossroads: When Jobs Come at the Cost of Peace

I’ve lived in Hawaii. About a year on the island of Maui and longer on Kauaʻi. I wrote two novels rooted in deep research…

When Life Weighs Heavy, Pick Up a Book — Theo of Golden Reminded Me Why

When Life Weighs Heavy, Pick Up a Book — Theo of Golden Reminded Me Why

Fairy Tales for Grownups Or perhaps there’s a better name for a well-written, intriguing, kind, and feel-good novel. Whatever you call it, Theo of…

Finding Strength in Perseverance: Lessons from Margaret Wheatley

Finding Strength in Perseverance: Lessons from Margaret Wheatley

“It is never too late to be brave,” says Margaret J. Wheatley in Perseverance, BK, 2010, p. 25. Today we hear from a most…

Reflections on Resilience and Timothy Snyder’s Books

Reflections on Resilience and Timothy Snyder’s Books

My absence explained: I fell – took a face down sudden lurch to the concrete. Cracked my phone, head, both hands and remaining pride….