Columns
wisdom and knowing
Hide and Seek
by Valerie Wilkinson
I think it was the eyes, damp though they were. Or maybe the smile, even with the quiver. There was something. I'm sure of it. A glimmer, a sparkle, a moment of grateful recognition.
The Search Goes on
by Lucinda Nelson Dhavan
With such a mass of humanity, I had no idea what to expect. Pushing, maybe even jostling and fighting for a place in the water—since the bath was supposed to wash away sins and bad karma, maybe people would act uncivilized knowing their bad behavior would soon be erased by the waters.
Velvet Elvis and
the Guru of Bling
by Kay Sexton
Malcolm took my wallet, extracted a photograph of my teenage son, and a picture of a snow hare. The barmaid looked surprised for a second but opened her purse and took out a couple of pictures. Malcolm displayed contents from his own wallet. A customer chuckled, took out his wallet and did the same. Knowing there was a lesson in the array of pictures, I began to study them.
Finding Yourself
in a Fast Food Nation
by Diane Elayne Dees
You cannot turn on the television without hearing a commercial for a set of CDs that will help eliminate anxiety and depression from your life. And while some of these CDs can be helpful, they are not a substitute for the healing presence that is needed by so many people.
Reclaiming Cronehood - Celebrating getting there, looking to the women of years who have so much to share, cherishing our mothers and grandmothers.
An Ambitious Workout
Told Sequentially
by Katie Weekley
Too tired to accomplish anything else with my day, I can't even think about cooking dinner, so we go for sushi. I almost fall asleep in my Maki. Next to us sit two fresh-out-of-university girls chatting about their promising lives and romantic relationships. I can barely remember to close my mouth when chewing, but still find it funny that I can barely muster the strength to utter ten words during this meal. Enjoy this glimpse of your future, girls.
The Aunt Helen Philosophy
by Cynthia Joan Porter
My jaw moved, yet I couldn't form a single word. What had made this ancient woman so judgmental? She didn't even have children! Did she have any idea how hard it was to be a single parent?