by Margaret Anderson | Dec 3, 2016 | Blog
I’m moving forward with hope that our country can come through what Ken Burns considers the biggest challenge since the Cuban Missile Crisis, come through stronger and better. I’ll do what I can to help this happen in the safest, least traumatic way possible. May you...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog
In “Service, Support and Giving Lead to Joy,” I wrote about a first practice from The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu and Douglas Abrams. At the time, I had read about second and third practices from that book, but they didn’t click with me. The...
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...
