Ordained Interfaith / Interspiritual Minister (nondenominational) and Transformative Peacebuilder
Yesterday, Feb 2, was Groundhog Day, and I was delighted to hear that Punxsutawney Phil, that legendary rodent weather forecaster, did NOT see his shadow, meaning that spring will come early this year. After the long and intense winters of the past two years, that is...
Vaclav Havel - the Czech poet, activist, and former President - once wrote, “Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope is not a prognostication – it’s an orientation of the spirit. Hope… is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest...
Yesterday, January 22, was the anniversary of the death of my Dad, Murray Shapiro, 31 years ago, an event which changed me forever. It was my first experience of accompanying a dying person and understanding deeply that at the end of life the only thing that remains,...
Yesterday, Glenn Frey, co-founder of the 70s rock band The Eagles, died. I’ve always loved their music. Of their many popular songs, the one that stands out for me is “Hotel California”. It’s a haunting mystical song, with so many interpretations about what it means....
Each season of the year has something important to tell us. Here in Vermont, way up north, this season of winter can be a time of inward reflection and power as the frozen silence speaks to us in ways subtle and dramatic. This is beautifully expressed in the following...