Merry Christmas!

Wherever you are in the world and whatever holiday you celebrate, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas in as many languages as possible. This season, remember that we are more alike than we are different, and that the answer to having peace in the world is to be a light for others. Practice

Peace Comes Dropping Slow

I’m loving hearing from you readers with answers to the past two week’s summer quizzes. The good news is that you’re responding. The bad news is that some of you are having troubling accessing the comments section in a post so that you can comment. Here is the key: click on the title of the

Drop The Ball

Recently my son came home from school talking about a party his small advisory group had had yesterday at school, in which they were supposed to bring in a treat from home.  His treat offering?  A few Tic-Tacs from his backpack.  He forgot to tell me about the party, so I get the reputation of having dropped

Peace on Earth

This is the time of year when we send and receive holiday cards that say, “Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Men.” I think of all the times in history, however, when getting a card like that might have seemed a bit ironic. How about 1861 after the Civil War had begun, or 1917 when the

All is Well

I’m on vacation right now in Maine enjoying the last days of summer with my family. I’m sitting on the deck of my parents’ summer house in Maine looking out at the lake as the sun is newly rising. It is completely quiet and it’s one of those moments when all feels right with the