The Heart’s Memory

He was still too young to know that the heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burden of the past. – Gabriel García Márquez Our perceptions of memories change over time. Some events have great significance attached to them in the present …

Be Thankful for Small Mercies

Small mercies are all around us – look for them. Carry them close to your heart, and they will brighten the shadows when they fall.

The Weight of 200,000 Souls

200,000 people have died from the covid-19 virus in the US

Elegy for My Father

Elegy for my father

Crossing Over

I am honoring my father’s life, for he died yesterday July 2, 2020 – age 95.5. Love him forever.

In Memorium

Memorial Day and remembering those who have died from Covid-19.

Life and Death are One

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran Life and death are connected one to the other along infinite paths. This gull’s remains provide evidence of the eagle’s feeding. All life converts death into life. We are sustained by sacrificing the life-spark of other beings. So-called …