Losing and Finding Someone close to me suffered a loss. A real one. It’s something that, without question, will impact her life forever. What do we do when that happens to people we love? We offer our company, maybe some food, a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear, an open heart. We also share their rage and sense of injustice. Life didn’t keep its promise! We, too, raise our fists and shout and cry. We also offer platitudes, easy phrases that someone might have … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: From the river
Slice of Solace: Scott Turow
“I mean look, what are we here for? To love people and help them. That about sums it up, right? To love and be loved and to be helpful to humanity in general.” Scott Turow, as quoted in “Scott Turow gets personal: The unsolved North Shore murder behind new book, his fight with Amazon” by Robert K. Elder in Evanston Review … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Heart of the matter
When and what to declare
The Fourth of July made me think about our nation’s Declaration of Independence, a declaration made while the Colonies were already at war, a war they fought for some six years longer. Our founders declared independence and then worked to make it happen. I thought I would write a post on how we all declare our patriotism on the Fourth. It comes as easy as wearing red, white and blue or waving the flag. Politicians especially want to be thought patriotic. But how can we … [Read more...]
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