Ways of Seeing
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Ways of Seeing: Guidelines for hope in tough times
When I was young, my parents insisted that I take piano lessons at Westminster Choir College, a training program for aspiring musicians and music teachers. The students there…
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Ways of Seeing: The unhoused could easily be us
I pull up to the stoplight, and there she is, standing with her cardboard sign — HOMELESS. ANYTHING HELPS – looking hopefully to each driver. It’s morning. By…
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Ways of Seeing: Universal health care not a myth
This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to visit Greece. It was a family event with eleven people participating, and as a group we stayed on two…
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Ways of Seeing: Enjoying small-world connections
It’s such a strange experience to be far from home or traveling in an unfamiliar place, and suddenly come across someone familiar. Or to meet someone, start talking,…
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Ways of Seeing: The quiet brilliance of Kamala Harris
Since Harris’s candidacy became a reality, I have marveled at how beautifully and brilliantly she has navigated and executed countless challenging situations in such a short time.
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Ways of Seeing: Messages of hope are needed
A few weeks ago, I attended All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne because I was intrigued by the focus of the service, “Jubilee for the Earth.”
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Ways of Seeing: Don’t misjudge the power of words
Sometimes our good intentions have unfortunate consequences.
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Ways of Seeing: Harris should apply Leahy Law
It’s a rainy Monday afternoon in Ripton, and outside I hear crickets chirping. Tonight is the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and my heart is…
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Ways of Seeing: Water, from scarce to abundant
On the television is a vast landscape. The camera moves over brown spaciousness that reminds me of the Gobi Desert. I wait until the narrator identifies it as…
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Ways of Seeing: Nature often puts colors on display
Insects have a bad reputation, but so much of summer is bound up in them: crickets chorusing in the hayfields, cicadas droning in the heat, jeweled dragonflies gleaming…
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Ways of Seeing: Books can be life changers
As you enter the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury, moving past the display of newly published books, you will encounter another collection of titles the staff has assembled.…
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Ways of Seeing: Never alone on a walk in the woods
I walk along a trail that winds into the woods. Leaves overhead dapple the sun, harlequin patterns of light and shade moving on my path. I breathe in;…
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Ways of Seeing: An embarrassment of fruit riches
This is the time of year when I struggle with the sheer amount of fruit I want to pick and consume. Why is there so much ripeness at…
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Ways of Seeing: Has debate debacle destroyed Dems or emboldened them?
I don’t think it’s that people are concerned that Biden would do his job poorly, the question is, can he still beat Trump?
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Ways of Seeing: What I’ve been reading
Three years ago, I joined Goodreads’ annual reading challenge. Since then, I’ve read between 65 and 100 books a year. Frequently, I randomly choose books, then find that…
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Ways of Seeing: Retiring LCS principal inspired all
In a field overlooking an iconic Green Mountain vista we gathered a few weeks ago to celebrate principal Tory Riley’s retirement.