My friend Kitty gave me this book for my 75th birthday. It’s the book Grandmother Power . At first I thought it was just a sweet gesture, but over time a surprising thing happened. I’ve been taken over by Grandmother Power. What is Grandmother Power? I wrote about it in another blog you can consult, but basically I define it …
Not on My Watch
Aama Bombo, Nepal There are moments when the enormity of the insanity of these times is too much to bear. One of these was last week when I was listening to a piece on NPR about the fiasco of reunification. Fathers who were supposed to have been reunited with their children had instead been placed in another detention center, while …
What do cancer, mediation and gun control have in common?
What in the world could be the connection between these three–and oranges? Well, like all of America and maybe all of the world, I’ve been thinking a lot and feeling a lot about guns and violence, and wondering what can be done. And though I don’t have answers, here are some thoughts about healing the divide. I’m a two-time …
