At the end of each year (this was my 75th!), as I have done for the past 15 years, I have more or less kept faith with my spiritual practice of updating this site with my reflections on the principles we assigned to each of what we have come to call the Holly Days between … More Atonement, Forgiveness & Redemption
Today is Love. I’m not sure why, but my belief in the power of Love verges on the mystical. Clearly, murdering a rival is a pretty sure path to a win. Violence, nature red in tooth and claw, rules the word of predator and prey. But unlike we humans, hate is rarely paired with violence … More Love
My number one son, Lando, has come to live with me and enjoy the company of his sister and nieces. We’ve also been sharing my work as a delivery driver. I drive, he navigates, which is so vastly more safe than doing it alone. Dashing is kind of a recipe for distracted driving. You have … More Kindness
I believe this end point of Holly Days, Redemption, is also the actual psychological endpoint of the archetypal hero’s journey, and I love well-motivated antagonist redemption arcs. Rey is finally old enough that I am able to introduce her to the joys of being a cineaste. We’ve seen a couple of beautiful animated movies together … More Redemption
I doubt if even my great grandkids will get all the way back to my earliest posts, copied onto an archive page here from facebook posts, which was the way I began this practice of daily posts. Ten years ago, most of my posts were anecdotes, and some important ones about pivotal moments in my … More Love
I’ve been especially enjoying evoking Christmas spirit this year: listening to holiday stations from Sirius and Alexa, cruising around just to take in people’s diverse and personal decorations on their homes. I love the way xmas and the holiday season is so culturally comprehensive with all the media programs shifting and the material culture so … More Generosity
HOLLY DAYS 