How long will this go on? I’m lonely. I want human contact, a hug, a smile. Can’t smile or see a smile behind the mask. I don’t know how to teach my kids. They don’t want to listen or settle down. I have cabin fever. It was a vacation at first. Now it’s a prison…
I am on retreat at a place of extraordinary natural beauty. I am sitting on a bench on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Delicate golden stalks sway in the breeze, framing the foreground through which I see lush landscapes and wildflowers. The swaying stalks and colorful wildflowers are weeds really, perfect in their imperfection.…
Years ago, when I first learned to use a computer, I was working on my research dissertation. I had to provide data based on hypotheses, and the machine (that’s what it was to me at the time!) would have to calculate answers using statistical techniques and equations. At that time, I was taught that the…
