I recently read that after Margaret Thatcher said “I beg your pardon” she was ridiculed by Princess Anne as “common” because U’s (meaning upper class) never beg. Who knows how true that story is – many of the upper class have plenty to beg pardon…
I’m reminded of the Serenity Prayer – many times a week – as people, including myself, wrestle with the restrictions that continue to be a part of all our lives. The Serenity Prayer, originating from the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1930’s, goes like this:…
When I believe something is obvious, I wonder why my neighbour can’t seem to see it. I’ve heard this a lot over the US election and over the issue of wearing masks. I’ve found myself thinking it. While it’s tempting to dismiss the other person…
I don’t usually feel unsettled. Yet I surprise myself feeling that sometimes these days. No particular reason that I can tell – except that I can’t go anywhere but up and down my block and to the grocery store. I was blaming it on the…
I remember reading a short story by Anton Chekov in High School, still recalling vividly how struck I was by that story. It was about a middle aged woman living an uneventful life, alone. In sharp contrast to her current situation, she was feeling as…
Meal prep, cleaning up, grocery shopping, reading through and responding to emails – those are a few of the things I do every day that never go away. Other people have more things – social media, for instance. I can’t say that any of these…
