Let’s treasure books, not ban them
Make books your treasure and bookshelves your gardens of delight.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
Disengage with your misery machine
What happens when you trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling?
I love the pithy proverb — Volume 11
A new collection of short and to-the-point adages, paired with a few favorite songs.
Values and beliefs
In this age of rage, take the time to articulate what you value and believe.
You are the way you play
Three recent pieces that showed up in my newsfeed all touch on the idea of cynicism vs. hope.
Choosing gratitude in difficult times
Gratefulness is a practice we can cultivate especially during times of despair.
When the narrative tries to swamp the history
A nation denied knowledge of its past “cannot make sense of its present or imagine its future.”
Work on things you can do something about
When we train our focus we can work on things where we have influence.
A stunning work of great pain and grace
Anne Berest’s “The Postcard” is painful at a profound level, and yet somehow resilient and inspiring.
Grievance, fringe theories, and bad vibes
Those who have stolen the Court are daring anyone to challenge them. It’s time to call their bluff.
MORE TO COME... 