In case you haven’t noticed, we are in the middle of the Dog Days of Summer. According to Wikipedia, this is the hottest, most sultry time of the year and is characterized as a period of stagnation or inactivity.
The extreme heat is explained as a direct result of the earth’s tilt with a planetary off-balance-ness, causing fever, hysterics, and frenzy. The Romans believed this to be an evil time of the calendar year – a time when seas boil and wine turns sour; a time when dogs grew mad. Could this explain some of the craziness in our world? Read the rest of this entry »
Thank you, thank you, Pattie Welek Hall, for the opportunity to talk with you about the work, my book and the women’s retreats. I hope you will take some time to listen to the interview.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot take;
courage to leave the things I can;
and wisdom to know what I really need.
I hope Reinhold Niebuhr will forgive me for taking liberties with his beloved Serenity Prayer. I can’t think of a more necessary time for a serenity prayer. We are moving! Read the rest of this entry »
I am hooked on Oprah Winfrey’s new series called Finding Sarah. Of course, I am talking about Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of Windsor. You know, the redheaded ex-princess with all the fame, the divorce, and the scandal. By her own accounting, she kinda’ made a mess out of her life. Read the rest of this entry »
As I write this article for you, I am sitting on a porch looking out over the mountains in N.C. The temperature is in the low 70’s. A friend from Charleston told me it was almost 100 there. OMG. The older I get, the less I tolerate the heat. Read the rest of this entry »
