Compassion and Peace in a Confusing World
Hi Everyone! I apologize for not writing regularly (like I used to on At Peace). I need to share that after all the writing on the topic listed in this blog, I was tired and thought I had done what I needed to do: I felt finished. Then, while reading a book I felt not… Continue reading A Broad Look At Grief and Loss
I write a lot about the recognition of the anniversary of events. I’ve encouraged our recognition of particular mass shootings at schools. We don’t do this because we celebrate such heinous crimes, but because we never want to see it occur again and we take time to pray for those who loved those beautiful people… Continue reading More Work To Do
This blog was started as a means to help people during the pandemic understand the grief and loss they may be experiencing. Over the past year or two, losses from the pandemic has decreased substantially. However, the conversation continued about grief associated with horrible mass shootings in our country and incredible events across the world… Continue reading Here We Go Again
There are so many discussions these days about grief, death, loss, and mourning that I rarely struggle too much for topics to write about. My concern is always offering words that might help those who read them. On occasion I will write something light or maybe even humorous. Warning, this not that post. Last Saturday,… Continue reading Moral Choices
I attended a Celebration of Life last week at my church. The person whose life we celebrated died over three years ago. I often am asked, “What exactly is a Celebration of Life?” This question is difficult to answer because in my experience the event may mean different things to each family which organizes them.… Continue reading Celebration of Life and Mourning
Almost a month has passed since a Newport News, Virginia elementary school teacher was shot in her class by a six-year-old student. The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, is recovering following surgery and hospitalization. A few days after the shooting, I spoke with a friend who lives in the New York metropolitan area who wanted to know… Continue reading A School Shooting
Over the past two weeks or so, my emotions have scattered from one topic to another and I did not know where to start. What follows is my attempt. On January 2, a football player for the Buffalo Bills experienced a near-death event in front of hundreds of thousands of people at the stadium in… Continue reading What’s Next?
I like baseball a great deal. I am not as much of a fanatic now at age 68 than I was many decades ago when I watched, listened and played the game, but I still am a big follower. The death earlier this month of Vin Scully, the legendary broadcaster of the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Continue reading Lessons from Vin
Each year, come December, the John Lennon version of, So This Is Christmas, repeats in my head. So this is Christmas / Another year over, a new one just begun. The story goes, Lennon wanted to release this song in 1971 as a way to continue to protest the Vietnam war. He added, "War is over," among… Continue reading So, this is Christmas?
I have found the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion.” Dalai Lama These past nine months in the United States have been confusing, isolating, and painful. Each day in the news or personally we witness fear and/or skepticism, along with sickness and/or death. And just about every single one of us… Continue reading Sore Souls and Hurting Hearts
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