Quotable

Lovely line from John Michael Talbot in The Lessons of St. Francis: Join with me. Volunteer for service in the forces of love. Wage peace.

Behind aviator glasses

As I watched the HBO documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words, I was moved by Gloria Steinem’s fire and her candor about how she dealt with criticism over the years. This column, as it turns out, is less about Steinem and more about us remembering that people we...

Feedback

Big shout-out to a reader named Tom who took the time to write and then posted my latest Game Plan column about Bert and Ernie on his blog called Pushing Back. I so appreciate the feedback.

You talkin’ to me?

Can’t help but notice in a week where I’ve been caught up in doing and determinedly making things happen that I’m getting little messages to remind me to chill and let some things unfold naturally. While there are tons of people benefitting from the...

Kids and grown-up agendas

It is always interesting to see what readers find to laud and quibble about when I write columns. I love the interaction and welcome intelligent and thoughtful disagreement. I especially dig when a reader makes me rethink my own position. Yes, that’s an...