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I do not understand why the world is set up so that everything lives by munching on everything else. I don’t understand it but I think I know what to do about it. Here are some thoughts I had while dodging cars on the way to Los Gatos for Thanksgiving.

I’m pretty sure no one knows the meaning OF life. Our perception is too limited. The meaning IN life? That’s a different story.

If you want to try something NEW, you gotta let go of the OLD. For years, I have made my backpacking more difficult than it needed to be. All because I stubbornly clung to “the way I used to do it.” Maybe you need to let go of something to embrace something better too!

In my day job, I direct a Senior Center. I love the job. It gives me the opportunity to think deeply about life’s greatest chapter. I also have the privilege of seeing some great examples. Here is a reflection I wrote for the St. Helena Star, the St. Helena town newspaper.

There’s no escaping the fact that we CAN’T get along. Conflict is our only option. But there’s a bright side for those with the courage to face it.

Carol and I served churches in Yuba City during the 90’s and 00’s.

In this episode Carol tells how she overcame the challenges of ministry and personal tragedy to arrive at a wider, more joyful way of being.

I hope her story will inspire you as much as it did me.