My social media feed and my email inbox were filled this week with images from friends in the San Francisco Bay Area. An outré orange bloom swept across the sky…
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Our tendency is to defend ourselves against chaos, trying to reduce the impact of randomness on our lives. We try to adapt with rituals and beliefs that help us manage…
It’s nearly August, and the city is emptying of its citizens as they depart for their summer holidays. This time of year, the beaches team with people — even in…
Two years ago today, I sat on a plane in San Francisco, teary-eyed and exhausted, and braced myself for a one-way journey to Lisbon. When we set out on this…
In the discipline of “futures thinking” and planning, a weak signal is the first indicator of a change or an emerging issue that may become significant in the future.
Many traditions celebrate this time of year as a recognition of new life, rebirth, and a fresh start. This year, of course, is different. Many do not feel like celebrating,…
This article in The Atlantic, by physicist and MIT professor Alan Lightman, issues an invitation. With more quiet time, more privacy, more stillness, we have an opportunity to think about…
We were put in this world to love … our neighbors. Everything else passes away, only this remains. The tragedy we are experiencing summons us to take seriously the things…
My biggest question over the last week has been, “How might I contribute at this time?” The term “CARE package” originated in 1945, when millions of Europeans were at risk…
Another family-run business in the San Francisco Bay Area is closing. This time it’s a 39-year-old bakery with locations throughout the Bay Area. Aside from the usual narrative about the…