February 21, 2012 | 5 comments
My wife and I attended the Liberal Arts Swimming Championships at Principia College last week to watch our daughter swim. For some of the races we acted as timers, which put us down in the marshalling area of the pool
February 10, 2012 | 7 comments
I woke up to a quiet calm morning recently and looked forward to a peaceful day in the office with my practice. An hour later, a rancorous windstorm rocked the region with such force and tempest that I couldn’t help
January 27, 2012 | 4 comments
Below is a link to a well-written article on the value and necessity of stillness in our life. With the constant noise and rush-rush of fast-paced living and mind-numbing, attention-sucking pull of the Internet, people need stillness and quiet to
January 19, 2012 | 2 comments
Let the beauty we love become the good we do. ~ Rumi Beauty takes many different forms. It can be found in a work of art, in a cheerful child’s face, a well-managed activity, an uplifting melody,
January 2, 2012 | 11 comments
During a short lecture trip to Roseburg, Oregon, recently, I stayed a night at a Courtyard Marriott up north near the Eugene airport. After I unpacked and ironed my clothes for the lecture the next day, I set up my