Milestones and Community I just had a birthday. Not a “big” birthday, not one that ends in 0 or 5. Not a birthday that I consciously thought about before it...
Beginnings 2015There are many traditional times for beginnings. Mine has come at the New Year, 2015, coincident with moving into my new office. It came...
The Power of CommunityI was thinking about healing on Yom Kippur, a holy day of reflection that comes every year in the fall, a time for evaluation of our...
An invitation to our “Tools for Healing” groups September 2013Note: For latest information about Medical Counseling's groups, see the group information page. I am very excited about the “Tools for...
A Question of ValueThe killing of Trayvon Martin was not an isolated incident of violence. On the 8th day of January, my daughter told me that a...
Independence DayLast night I sat with my family around the table, already hearing sounds of firecrackers. The conversation wound its way to focus on who...
Generations of Mothers – Mother’s Day 2013This week my youngest brother and his son arrived from Florida. They were here primarily to visit my 86 year old mother, who recently...
Growing LifeI have had a “dry spell” in my writing – a time when my metaphoric pen ran out of ink, and I couldn’t replenish it. My ideas were all...
Examining Our LivesThis is the time of year when, in the Jewish tradition, our lives are examined. We bring the previous year to mind in order to find its...
Magic“Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight.” Tonight I wished upon a...