“I’ve always wanted to be a lighthouse keeper,” said the vibrant volunteer tour guide, “It’s not quite the same, but this job has perks. I have keys to the lighthouse.” This past weekend, I visited Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. They have daily tours of the lighthouse at 10am and …Read More
Month: May 2023
Fish School
Mornings at the beach in Southwest Florida are calm and serene. The Gulf of Mexico has fewer waves before the sun wakes up, and more importantly there are fewer people. Unless there is a storm coming, the air and the water are calm and almost still. Many years ago, I walked the beach as my …Read More
The world is too big
I asked a friend why people seem more anxious in this modern world. She thought for a moment and quickly answered, “The world is too big.” “We are so connected,” she said, “The world that we live in is so much bigger than it used to be. We have so much more information, but we …Read More
The Feeling of Love ~ Vivek Murthy
“It is beyond rare to be in the presence of a person holding high governmental office who speaks about love with ease and dignity — and about the agency to be healers that is available to us all,” says Krista Tippett as she introduces Vivek Murthy in her podcast interview. The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. …Read More