Who would have thought it? Chess as a form of meditation? Well, according to my search engine results, quite a few people have thought about it already. One can look at meditation as preparation for playing chess. One can look at the game as an opportunity to detach and clear the mind; chess as meditation […]
On the Art of Being Good Space
Ever wonder who that person was years ago who carried your name? We tend to think of who we were before major life changes as being like someone else, right? And yet, there’s a continuity as well. I am still that second-grade girl feeling the presence of Jesus in the stained-glass dome of St. Michael’s […]
Cooperation for the Long Haul
I remain amazed by a BBC documentory I saw several years ago on social structures in the South Pacific. All about the islands and atolls sprinkled across this area, along with the deep blue sea. This is what struck me as I watched an episode on human habitation across the islands: cooperation wins in the […]