I Know What I Want
Santa, if you’re listening . . . I want — make that need — an elastic clock Not a watch with a stretchy wristband. Not even a smartwatch, because I’ve already got one that tells me the time — the…
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Hit With Holiday Sads?
Three tips that can help The holidays are rough on some of us; that’s not news. Their arrival during the shortest days of the year — assuming you live north of the equator — comes freighted with expectations and associations…
Time to Take Your Time
It’s not available for refund or return We live in a culture besotted with doing. We’re devoted to breathless, full-tilt busy-ness. If we take time to meditate, we justify it by pointing out how much more productive our practice makes…
There’s Glitter on the Dog and We’re Running Out of Batteries
The holiday season has arrived I don’t do Black Friday I know there are people — some of them my friends — who relish the ritual of awakening early on the day after Thanksgiving to gird themselves for retail battle.…
The Ghosts of Christmas Past
A found poem Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay I’ve been thinking a lot about the changing shape of Christmas. No surprise there: this is a Christmas season like none other. This Christmas will be smaller, quieter, and much more contained, for reasons…