The outage
After five days without internet and four days without electricity or water (I have a well), I woke up at …
Category Archives: reflection
The stories that give our lives meaning
Rather than viewing transitions as the stories of my life, I have let them devour me. From my perspective, life’s …
The Green Study Commencement Address
Originally posted on The Green Study:
Commencement addresses have become a thing, like any other in this world – critiqued, reviewed, mocked,…
Coronavirus, retirement and a baby
What a long, strange week it’s been. My first grandson was born; a big, bouncing baby boy – 9 pounds! …
Book review: “The Chaperone” and its message for me
You know you’ve read a book that has touched you deeply when the end leaves you with a thrill at …
Quiet power
As a self-proclaimed introvert, every book, article, meme, image and audio on the subject captures my attention. Being an introvert …
Life is a tease
When the words on a page give me pause, I read them over and over again. I am in awe …
Four hours at a diner
Photo by Lee Cartledge on Unsplash I want to thank the Premier diner in Commack on Long Island who allowed …
The truth in writing memoirs
I’ve got this one life I’m trying to understand, and as long as I’m trying to understand it, I imagine …
“Becoming” and me
Politics aside, I find the Obama family story to be riveting. It is a story of firsts on many different …
