Don’t Let the Work Bugs Bite
Recently my kids and I have begun saying, “Don’t let the bedbugs bite,” during our nightly bedtime routine. The first time I said it as my 4-year-old lay in his bed, his eyes grew huge with panic, he became tense …
Our Sacred Connection
Last month, I was able to spend some time at Emerald Isle, North Carolina. I arrived the week before the state’s public schools let out for the summer, so the beach was less crowded than my previous vacations, which afforded …
A Walk on the Dell, A Walk on Christopher Street
Walking around the Dell during the summer months is always jarring. There is a lot more silence and a lot fewer students. It’s almost as if the squirrels went on summer vacation, too. As I was walking around the Dell …
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A Time for Reflection
This week, we move with excitement and anticipation. There are numerous events and several graduation ceremonies, and we find ourselves on the cusp of witnessing the closing of one chapter as we are gifted with glimpses of the next. Graduates …
That Focus Point
It’s that time of year. It seems like many of us have 4,302 events to attend, 31 exams to take, 1,678 pages of essays to write, and about 7 hours to get it all done. Ok, yes, I might be …
The Power of Thought
Do our thoughts matter? Can we truly send positivity or negativity throughout this realm? Lately, I have been ruminating on the power of thought. In The River of Light, Jewish Mystical Awareness, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner says, “We participate in a …
A Sense of Bliss
Have you ever had the experience where you first meet a colleague, neighbor, or someone at an event and immediately think, “Oh, yes, we could be lifelong friends”? Those are blissful moments. I had that experience this week after hosting …
Fostering Spiritual Diversity
April is a month filled with big religious holidays. Members of our campus community have celebrated Passover, Buddha’s Birthday, Easter Sunday, and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), to name but a few. Later this week, Muslim members of our community …
Our Own Reaching
Last Thursday, I had the honor of helping Hillel (Jewish Community) with their Passover Seder. On Friday, I helped lead the Buddhist Community’s celebration of Buddha’s birth. Then, on Sunday, I celebrated Easter with my parents. It has been a …
It’s a Holy Time of Year
There are a handful of important religious holidays happening this time of year. You could say it’s a pretty holy time of year. Currently, we are halfway through Ramadan, which is a month-long holiday that includes fasting from dawn to …