Rules for the road of life
Rules for the road help us see how we want to live.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
The miracle isn’t always what it seems
Christmas is a good time to slow down. Watch. Listen. Wait. The miracle isn’t always what it seems.
Gentleness is powerful. Stillness is strength.
Practices to nourish our capacity for understanding, love, joy, and inclusiveness.
Rest in the grace of the world
When despair for the world grows, come into the peace of wild things.
Deep in our Age of Folly
Lewis Lapham eloquently called us to put the wisdom of the past at the service of the present.
We are the ones we have been waiting for
The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn’t come out of nowhere.
The practice of gratitude
Thoughtfulness becomes thankfulness. Gratitude leads to generosity and kindness to others.
Even small challenges have impact
Claire Keegan’s novel—now made into a movie— is a moving story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy.
Disagreement without hatred
Reconciliation relies on grace, challenging examples, and the realization we have no viable alternative.
History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme
Nothing good happens when there is no one to tell the king, “No.”
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