I was in a conversation today on grief and trauma in which various members reminded the rest of us that this year has been traumatic for all of us. We’re all living lives that are somehow different than they were before, and the grief over what we’ve lost is real. As we turn toward the […]

I have had more online interactions in the past week than I think I’ve had during the entire pandemic. I even dreamed about Zoom calls the other night. But also, the light has angled through the trees in just the way it does in October, and I’ve taken walks around the block and reveled in […]

My friend said to me this week that she feels in a funk. She knows she just needs to ride it out, but she’s there. I know the feeling and I know so many others who find themselves in the same place. Maybe you’re there. Or maybe you’re on the far side of a funk. […]

I caught up with a friend today on an unexpected phone call. The weather has been cool and lovely this week. I painted a room in my house and rearranged the furniture. Oh, and last night I found a snake in my kitchen cupboard. Sometimes the days feel all the same, but sometimes I remember […]

It’s raining. The edge of a hurricane is sliding past and there’s been a steady downpour all day long. It’s the kind of rain that nourishes, but I know that yesterday there was wind and rain and flooding and destruction at the center of the storm when it made landfall. Rain, like fire, like our […]