“But you can’t re-read a phone call.” This was Letti’s response to her daughter in the movie “The Mailbox.” Letti, an older woman who lived alone in the country some distance from her daughter, made a trip to her mailbox every day in any kind of weather hoping to have a letter from her daughter. […]
Incivility seems to be rampant these days in our politics, in the news, and even in the workplace. Incivility is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as a rude or discourteous act. Incivility in the work place is not just mean emails or yelling co-workers, it can be as simple as not refilling the coffee pot after […]
Today we have the unusual event of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day landing on the same day. On Ash Wednesday, we begin our participation in the yearly period of thinking over our lives and goals, and repentance for sins and failings. We are sternly reminded that we are dust and will return to dust. But […]
Poet Mary Oliver says that when she looks out at the world, she doesn’t see endless mirrors reflecting herself. Rather, she sees doors opening out to discovery, pain and beauty, and amazement. For an alert observer like Mary Oliver, almost anything can be a door—a happy dog, a restroom in a Singapore airport, the death […]
