One of the most common questions I ask my family is, “What was the highlight of your day?” When...
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Lost in the Woods and Found by Helen Keller
Imagine passing Helen Keller as you were walking in the woods: “One July afternoon at our ranch in the...
A Guide for Reflecting on the Past Year
The beginning of the New Year is seen as a transition for many of us. It’s a time to...
What are you grateful for? Start with the biggies: your kids, your marriage (maybe your divorce), life, a good...
Haiku Tuesday (August 27, 2013)
We spent some delightful days camping in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. It’s hard to leave Vermont...
The other day we had a lovely summer gathering at one of my favorite places in Vermont: Kingsland Bay...
Haiku is a lovely form of poetry from Japan. It has only three lines and seventeen syllables. We use...
Which is the Best Choice?
Which is the Best Choice? The situation described below is a bit like a Zen Koan – it challenges...