But if life is only about getting what we want, why do we find beauty in experiences of loss and longing?
What Tom Taught Me
My goal after college in March 1974, was to make enough money to go backpacking in Europe
Shaped By Life
But life can’t always go quickly. Sometimes it takes a long time to find clarity. Sometimes the easy way is not the best way. And sometimes the most lasting sense of appreciation comes not from a device, but from personally experiencing and living through joy and pain and discovering from withinthe value of “love, work, friendship, and responsibility.”
On The Road in the Northwest
Dear Reader, My wife and I took the Amtrak Coast Starlight train to the Seattle this week, and are in the process of visiting friends we made when we lived in Washington state some years ago. As a result, I won’t be posting anything. Before crossing the Cascades we stayed at a cabin on theContinue reading “On The Road in the Northwest”
Vinny’s View
I began thinking of Vin Scully, the Dodger broadcaster who had seen so much from this perspective. It wasn’t any particular moment that came to mind, but more a sense of his spirit — how he saw the world.
Magic, Miracles, and Machines
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Reflections From a Labyrinth Walk
Like many meditative activities (such as some forms of manual labor, creating art and music, etc.), keeping your practical mind busy with a simple task allows your inner self an opportunity to offer you words, images or feelings that may be meaningful.
In Praise of Dogs
What a gift a good dog can be.
“London Calling, Part 3: Handel and Hendrix Under One Roof”
I was fascinated to consider that two legendary musicians – separated by time and culture – had literally lived under the same roof.
“London Calling, Part 2: That Turbulent Priest”
Thoughts on visiting the Canterbury Cathedral.
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 