Reflect the Light
What are we reflecting? I watched this cloud as the sun was going down, with the light moving across different clouds and changing colors. I’m no scientist, and I don’t know why the colors change, but I know that the … Continued
Being Nodes of Change
I don’t need to enumerate all the atrocities that are the daily thoughts, words and deeds of a few people in powerful positions right now. I do call us to prayer. Is a prayer only an ineffectual act of someone … Continued
Seeing Deeply
What do you see? When I was walking through the forest, I noticed this crazy log out of the corner of my eye. After walking past it, I had to turn around and take a photo. We all need to … Continued
Leaves of Light Remind Us to Hope
Even in darkness, light can be found This scene caught my eye when walking through the forest. I am always struck by an unexpected appearance of light. A Gift to Dedicated Public Servants If you are involved in activism and … Continued
The Light is Longterm
The world used to hope that the USA was still a defender of Goodness, but with MAGA-America’s betrayal it is hard to keep the Light shining. Not that we didn’t see the copycat of Putin coming, but when we see … Continued
Bigger than Voting
As necessary as it is to immediately remove the current American regime, it would still be only a step in the much bigger need for deeper change. The current regime is the manifestation of a global culture that has become … Continued
Step Out of this Old Way
As much as I hate them, the evils we are witnessing unwittingly give us the grace of blatantly showcasing their wrongness. Seeing evil clearly should motivate us to walk away from it. Repentance is not as hard with such clarity: … Continued
Building the Good is Sustainable
We list people throughout history who were change agents and remarkable for their perseverance. People such as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Dorothy Day, and Jimmy Carter drew their strength from a place which the opposition … Continued
Renting Can Be Creating
We are encountering the demands and barriers which have reached incredible heights since the last time we searched for a rental. How do we survive in such a greedy world? Conventional wisdom bases itself on material options of wealth, position, … Continued
Get Out to Remember
I must have been wishing at the beginning of last month for the vacation coming in the middle of this month. When I made the image above memories of water rushing over rocks and logs emerged in my contemplative painting.
