compassion

A compassion multiplier

By Ken / March 24, 2020 / Comments Off

That hug from your partner or child never felt better—if you are fortunate enough to have either close by. A friend reaches you on the phone, her laughter breaking your isolation. Colleagues check in, a community scrambles for new ways to support the most vulnerable among us. Our responses to this unprecedented time are vital…

Believing again

By Ken / December 20, 2017 / Comments Off

Wishing you peace this holiday season, plus a rekindling of belief. This is a time to rediscover joy and perhaps count our blessings. For many of us, the good cheer is coupled with a keen vulnerability: sharp pangs of lament and isolation poking through. Wounds are exacerbated during the holidays, stinging along with winter’s first…