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Today I took a long walk on Race Point Beach in Provincetown and by the time I had turned to retrace my footsteps, the ocean had already erased them. That’s the way, isn’t it?

You know the saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears?” So lately a teacher has been appearing for me and its name is perseverence. Why this is coming to me now, at this point in my life, remains something of a mystery, but the more I encounter perseverence, the more I realize that…

I’m sitting on the subway not making eye contact, looking at shoes. Know what I see? Flip flops Leggy boots Scarlet sneakers Winged tips Steel toes Cuban heels Golden loafers Only in New York

The train rushes past the cemetery entrance where my parents lie. Dirty windows do not spoil the view of red maple trees The lens through which we look is marred; beauty is present.

The Easter story has been called the greatest story ever told. It is being read, sung and talked about on this day by millions of people all over the world. It’s a strange story–incredible really–and some people don’t believe a word of it, at least literally. But its theme of death and resurrection rings true,…

Autumn is a time of regret. Even as the humidity goes away, the temperature drops and we gladly put on those sweaters for chilly mornings, even as the trees start to blaze with color, the apples taste crisp and sweet, and pumpkins greet us with their toothy grins, we know, as Carl Sandburg reminded us…

Doorways Some doorways are for standing in looking toward the future not yet ready to move Some doorways are for opening even finding what we seek Some doorways are for passing through on our way to something else Some doorways keep us out denying our curiosity Some doorways are hard to find and test our…

Everything has it’s good and bad sides. Strengths have a shadow side of weakness, weaknesses have the possibility of strengths. What I call the French attitude — like opening your restaurant only when you want to — is an example of good and bad. Bad that you don’t have control over when you go there.…

We arrived in Paris and the uncertainty of the past days was simply not there anymore. My achy body stopped aching and I had more energy. The toll of stress. I forgot how much I love Paris, even if it is extraordinarily cold here. We have only a few days. What to do? My acquisitiveness…

No passport, no flight. So began our vacation. No Reykjavik, no Paris. Air tran, E train, Metro North Connecticut, not Europe Shaken, sad, angry, a stranger offers kindness She sees that I’m stuck She frees me from the burden She says, “Have a cup of tea”