What Blackie the Cat Taught Me About Love, Death, and Grief
Our nineteen year-old cat, Mr. Blackie, died last week. He showed up on our porch one winter morning, and he’d clearly been living on the road for a while, He’d been in fights, he was skinny, and his coat was dull. Immediately apparent was his sweetness of spirit, which shone through all of that. The […]
Worry, the boogeyman.
Worry is the Monster in the Closet Adults Still Believe In. The bogeyman under the bed and the monster in the closet are illusions we tend to associate with childhood. They are how a child expresses the absence of a safe feeling. As children, once we’re shown there are no monsters or bogeymen under the […]
The Diamond and the Lump of Coal: A New Year’s Wish
It can seem strange to remember that a diamond and a lump of coal share the same essential chemical composition. They’re both pure carbon. A diamond is simply a lump of coal, plus time and force. Once time and force have been applied, no one would be likely to mistake a diamond for a lump […]