by Margaret Anderson | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog
Thanksgiving Today, and right through the weekend, there will be more traffic on city streets as well as highways. Many drivers will be distracted by a sense of urgency to get the shopping done or frustration with the crowds at the grocery or the mall. As if this...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog
My dear, dear Readers, Immediately after learning of the election results, I plunged into a deep grief, like after death of a loved one or a romantic break up. People find me exceptionally calm, but that night, I cratered. This grief triggered some equally deep...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Catherine Onyemelukwe, a white American, went to Nigeria with the Peace Corps in the early 1960s and stayed twenty-four years. Now based in the U.S., Catherine serves on the U.S. Committee for UN Women, She is an activist for racial justice in her community and her...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Dear readers, I have been wanting to reach out and post something of comfort or a way forward at a time when many of us are experiencing grief in the wake of the recent election. Unfortunately, my own grief includes muddle-headed symptoms. I sometimes find myself...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
I’ve been reading The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams. Abrams interviews the two religious leaders about how they remain so joyful, given the hardships they’ve endured. The Dalia Lama was forced into exile and may never see...
by Margaret Anderson | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog
We’ve been talking about how words that have one common meaning and another scientific meaning can cause misunderstandings. Read about the terms “acute” and “major depression” in “Use the Right Dictionary.” But my vote for the most mischievous...
