Summer friends will melt away… but winter friends are friends forever. – George R.R. Martin These past days have been full of little sparks from friends. A random text about a ‘90’s TV star, a link to an online concert, an invitation for cookie baking – all shining out from a sea of […]
For many of us, these past few days have brought a little sip of fresh air. Inbound emails finally started to slow, vaccine trucks rolled out from their manufacturing sites, and those in the eastern US had a challenging but glorious dumping of snow. As we tilt into the new week, the wee hours of […]
On fireworks and fireflies. When I finally moved into the city, the main criteria for choosing my apartment was that it had to have a view of the 4th of July fireworks. For many years, that show has been my main summer ritual. I’ve refused wonderful invitations and rearranged all sorts of other plans to […]
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. – Theodore Roethke I admit, this inspiration came from a curious source – it was the quote of the day on my Bloomberg terminal earlier this week. (Who says financiers can’t be poets?) The phrase struck me immediately, as lately I’ve been feeling the joy […]
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night… The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables On Monday many of us will have the best chance in our […]
Colors are light’s suffering and joy. – Goethe Is there anything in your life that surprises you and fills you with glee, even after the hundredth time? Maybe a wink from a loved one, maybe a line in a favorite poem, maybe the flash of a bluebird in a field? Last week I […]
One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather. – Paul Valéry We’re all knocked down at some point, no matter how sturdy and sure-footed we may be. And mostly – eventually – we rise. It’s such a relief to be up off the ground that […]
Dear Honeybees, After this last stretch of political division, no matter how we voted, we are all clear on what we don’t like, don’t want, don’t believe. But that is all darkness. What will you light? As for me, I will no longer be glowing meekly in the corner. You have never seen me blaze like this […]
Dear Honeybees, We had another Sunday message all teed-up for you this weekend, but after recent violence upon violence upon violence, on all sides, in all places, the best I can offer you is this. Please find a tiny pocket of quiet – a cup of tea, a few deep breaths, a walk outdoors – […]