by JAC | Apr 25, 2019 | Publications
Excited to be on the New York Times site this am thinking about technology and its possible impact on our children’s memories: Here’s an excerpt. Head to the site for the full piece. Oliver Sacks wrote in his posthumous book of essays, “The River of...
by JAC | Apr 25, 2019 | Diary, Poems, Seasons, Transformation, Uncategorized
“Anxiety turns us toward courage, because the other alternative is despair.” Paul Tillich I’ve claimed “seasonal affective disorder” for years, and that may be so, but I’m starting to realize it’s not only summer to fall that...
by JAC | Mar 26, 2019 | Simplicity, Transformation, Uncategorized
“God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.” ― St. Augustine of Hippo Along with the decluttering reading and course I embarked upon earlier this year, and in part to understand the root of the...
by JAC | Mar 8, 2019 | Fear, Lent
‘As Paul Tillich put it, suffering introduces you to yourself and reminds you that you are not the person you thought you were.’ David Brooks Lent began on Wednesday, and I am in the habit of letting go of something that distracts me from more important...
by JAC | Feb 28, 2019 | Lent, Mindfulness, Simplicity, Transformation, Uncategorized
I keep thinking about writing here, and then for some reason I don’t. There is just such an overwhelming amount of words and thoughts out in the world and at our fingertips; I hesitate to add to it just for the sake of saying something or building a...