Category: news

  • Remember, Remember Me

    On holidays more than on other days the voices of my relatives come back to me saying, “Remember, remember me”. Memorial Day holiday here in the US is a long weekend and national holiday. While it heralds the beginning of summer for some, it is a solemn remembrance of soldiers who served in war for many others. The…

  • Love Hate Relationships and the Hidden Bias in Compassion

    Have you ever had a love-hate relationship? A recent talk by the Dalai Lama captured on video focuses on defining genuine compassion and touches on the origins of love or hate in a relationship. I embed it here today where I am trying to focus on thoughts of a peaceful future.

  • Backseat Driving, Backseat Dreaming

    How hopeless is backseat driving? The backseat driver is frustrated and the actual driver inevitably becomes annoyed. Now that I’m using subways and buses, it’s become an easier question to face. Bad idea, that backseat driving I used to do, definitely. Facing the backseat mentality that seeps into the way I speak, the way I react to the news, and…

  • Transparency, The Emperor’s New Clothes and the Naked Truth

    In the story line of the popular fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, the tailors certainly marketed their product well to their target audience, the emperor and palace staff. But the populace was quick to notice what was really  beneath the transparent gossamer robes and laugh. The innocent child was quick to shout out, “but…

  • Our Own Personal Fiction-Just Don’t Call it News

    Storytelling is great as long as you call it fiction, when it is. Is it truth or fiction? Is it news or a calculated lie? The question of fact or fiction can be a painful one for the storyteller in the family, and my family has been blessed with storytellers. I love to tell a…