None of us Get Out Alive
My friend Emily recently attended her friend Trudy’s “Last Hurrah” party. Emily and Trudy have known one another for 20 years in the context of chaplaincy work. Trudy is 86, recently received a diagnosis of [...]
Last Prayer of Summer
I’m reading Luther Allen’s book of poems, The View from Lummi Island, a poem a day from the San Juan Islands. As fall begins, he says, the days shorten but the nights lengthen to [...]
I Have Edges
Several years ago, a colleague gave me some unforgettable feedback. We had been vetting a potential client together over coffee, listening to this leader’s challenges and building a rapport. Walking back to our cars, my [...]
What You See is What You Get
In computing, there’s an acronym called WYSIWYG (wiss-ee-wig), which stands for “What you see is what you get.” It implies a user interface that allows the user to view something very similar to the result [...]
In Praise of Limited Capacity
Hello friends! I had a glorious August off and experienced deep rest. There were a few days when my husband took the dog on a camping trip, my daughter was away with friends, and I [...]
No Emptiness, No Fullness
Yesterday, I really wanted to go to Downtown Sounds (free local concert), but I didn’t want to go by myself. My partner was working, my daughter was gone. I could have tried to coordinate with [...]