Entries by Alyssa Tasto

Retreating

Retreats always surprise me. For the retreat we have going right now, I was all excited because a woman is directing it. And I still like that, but I have […]

Climbing the Rocks of Life

Several years ago, Pete, a graduate student in a class I taught, described his favorite activity: rock climbing. I shivered with nervousness as he went on with some details of […]

On Counting

What is there about counting? 63 ducks gliding into the waters, three white egrets against a dark background, a three-car garage, a mere four-digit salary, five grams of saturated fat… […]

Just Pray

The words upon the large, white wooden sign look worn. “Just pray,” they say. Worn out perhaps might be a better way to describe them. Don’t think for a minute […]