THE GIFT In the last few years, several of my friends and I experienced significant losses. The anguish involved in loss is rarely welcomed, and often seen as the price one pays for having loved greatly. I, however, tend to look upon grief as a gift. Think of the alternative. Without great love, there would […]
Friendship
Life Intervenes
This post, a continuation of my August 1 post, is about how life intervened on my and Debra Winegarten’s plans to “sing, dance, and catch up in person.” I looked forward to seeing Deb at the Story Circle Network conference and celebrating her achievements. June had been a great month for her. She spent a […]
An Inspiring Story of a Transformed Heart and Mind
The most important lesson I have learned in the fifty years I have spent working toward the building of a better world is that the true work of social transformation starts within. It begins inside your own heart and mind, because the battleground of human transformation is really, more than any other thing, the struggle […]
A Dazzling Dayton Dame
A “Dame” is a woman of refinement. While Carol Pohly and I celebrated my birthday last summer at First Watch at the Dayton Mall, we noticed a little boutique across the street called Simply Hyacinth. We decided to check it out and found some treasures we just couldn’t resist. I had no idea of the […]
Gifts from the Universe
Recently, I received three wonderful gifts from the Universe. About three weeks ago, while rearranging the books in my home, I found a book written by a former client. I hadn’t thought about Lucy (not her real name) for several years. Fingering through her book, a flood of memories surfaced. At the time I knew her, […]
Angels Among Us ~~ Barbara
Do you have a friend so trustworthy that you can safely share anything with them? Fortunately for me, Barbara showed up in my life in 1968 and filled the bill. When I met her, Barbara and her daughter worked in the church nursery caring for children so parents could attend worship. About three years later, […]
