I was walking with Lesley this morning. Something we try to do three or four times a week. I divide the walk into three parts. One is catching up and conversation. Another is moving meditation. The third part is devoted to contemplation. A deep dive into the countless mysteries of modern life. There is no…
What is it with threes and fives? Why are so many of us fascinated with these specific groupings? I think I figured it out. Threes are interesting. And fives? Well, fives seem to be meaningful. Deaths come in threes. Right? Or at least that’s the way many of us count them. And three times…
The world is filled with problems. Big ones. Small ones. Some that seem easy to solve and some insurmountable. Problems are prolific. Inescapable. A fact of life. It’s adequate solutions that are in short supply. That might appear odd considering how much has been written about problems and problem-solving. But most of what’s been…
Some people think of time as a straight line. Unbroken. Continuous. A river of events and experiences flowing endlessly through time filled with individuals, relationships, choice, and chance. It’s beginning before written and oral tradition. Its end, unknowable. Envisioning time as a river makes sense to me. A metaphor that is rich in images of…